This old white man may be a good old sexist, but is there truth to the statement "female physicists face more career obstacles than their male colleagues" ?
I was lucky enough to do my Phd with an all-female group of advisors and i m pretty sure it was beneficial for my work. There are all sorts of female-only or female-first awards, funding, prizes, scientist networks and, considering how there are less women in STEM field, conference quotas and funding quotas visibly benefited my advisors and indirectly, me. This provided opportunities for visibility for my (mediocre) work that were just not available otherwise. I 'm not in academia so not sure how this translates to hiring prospects, but AFAIK everyone is struggling, regardless of gender. I'd recommend having a female supervisor however.
I was lucky enough to do my Phd with an all-female group of advisors and i m pretty sure it was beneficial for my work. There are all sorts of female-only or female-first awards, funding, prizes, scientist networks and, considering how there are less women in STEM field, conference quotas and funding quotas visibly benefited my advisors and indirectly, me. This provided opportunities for visibility for my (mediocre) work that were just not available otherwise. I 'm not in academia so not sure how this translates to hiring prospects, but AFAIK everyone is struggling, regardless of gender. I'd recommend having a female supervisor however.