Amber Penrose - Gender Biases and Barriers to Science Careers

Are there barriers to get into science in 2024?

In short, yes there are. From gender barriers to resume barriers for Gen Z applicants, they are still there.

In this episode I am joined by Amber Penrose, founder of Moxee, a recruitment agency for the life sciences space. Amber shares her non-traditional career path and journey into science. From a young age Amber had a deep love for science and learning, which has never left her.

She talks honestly about the challenges she has faced to get where she is including the role gender biases have had. She also shares her thoughts and concerns on careers advice given at schools and what should be done to improve it. She discusses what led her into recruitment in science, emphasising the importance of changing the way companies hire and improving candidate care.

There are still a lot that needs to change to break down barriers in the sciences.

“Being a woman in business, definitely it's hard”- Amber Penrose

You’ll hear about:

01:26 - An introduction to Amber

02:49 - The issue with the way people hire

05:57 - Why Amber likes working with smaller companies

08:27 - Leaving school and career choices

15:53 - Disappointing career coaching at school

19:47 - Learning about generational differences

22:04 - Is a PHD really the ultimate goal?

27:33 - Did Amber purposefully chose life science recruitment?

32:19 - Has any of Amber's degree been transferrable?

38:13 - Why all of your experience matters

41:08 - The struggles Amber has faced

43:21 - Amber on gender's impact on her career

Amber’s resources:

LinkedIn: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-penrose-95256bb5/

Moxee on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/moxee-bio/

Moxee website - https://moxee-search.com/

My resources:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/martina-n/