FactoidIncrease in Numbers of Women Submitting NSF Proposals, Winning Awards
Over the past decade, there have been small increases in the number of proposals submitted by women to the National Science Foundation, and the number of awards NSF makes to women. However, in 2013, women still represented less than 25% of the total proposals submitted and funded, according to an NSF report.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Acknowledging Extraordinary Women In The History Of Medical Entomology
Meet six women who have been key to medical entomology - from the first woman member of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 1908 to a woman whose research on malaria and experimental infections in volunteer army personnel during World War II provided important contributions to the field.» Link to the original article
