This Commentary is a response to a Commentary published in the May/June 2020 issue:
Nattrass N. Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences? S Afr J Sci. 2020;116(5/6), Art. #7864, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/7864
Responses to the Commentary in the May/June 2020 issue have been published collectively in a special issue of Volume 116.