 In an interview with Fiona Watt, an editor-in-chief for JCS, Fuchs details some of the challenges she faced as a woman pursuing a career in science.When asked if being a woman was an inherent advantage or disadvantage for a career in science, she replied “I can't say it is or isn't, but the discrimination I have faced personally has served as an inspiration and a challenge to do better, not as an impediment to my career.The one thing I do feel now is that it is important for senior women to remember that the road for women scientists is not always an easy one.