Bloody Woman is Lana Lopesi’s exploration of identity: what it means to be Sāmoan, the diaspora and a woman. Her essays cover an extensive range issues, from representations brown joy, abortion, Teine Sā, but common thread that binds her writing together bodies; specifically, like for Lopesi exist in Sāmoan female body Aotearoa New Zealand.

The number of invited women speakers at scientific meetings is much less than their proportion in a field. This means that women have fewer venues to present their research, less opportunity to increase their professional network, and smaller chances of promotion and financial support. The paucity of women speakers also sends a message to aspiring young female researchers that there is no room ...