FactoidUnder/Over 50 Percent - Share of Women in Specific Occupations
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports women are 19 percent of software developers, 27 percent of chief executives, and 37 percent of lawyers; but outnumber men when it comes to registered nurses (89 percent), elementary and middle school teachers (80 percent), and accountants and auditors (61 percent).
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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How Margaret Rossiter Uncovered The Hidden Women Of Science
Meet Margaret Rossiter, who has spent most of her professional life--starting as a graduate student at Yale in 1969--bringing the scientific contributions of women to both the attention of the public and academia.» Link to the original article
