I asked a researcher friend of mine why is it today that most research articles will conclude (or include) with something like, "and these conditions are expected to worsen as global warming increases."
He said that grants are not awarded to people who do not embrace the global warming lie. So.....
My son has a PhD in physics and he said it's hard for a White male to get a grant of any consequence these days. He works for a major defense contractor and his next three bosses are females, two of them are Black and he is better educated than any of them.
That is really infuriating. I do hope your son hangs in there and does well despite the headwinds.
I fear it will take us losing a major shooting war before competence becomes the key promotion criterion, over diversity, in the military and government contractors.