FactoidSlow Progress in Closing Engineering/Computer Science Higher Education Gender Gap
The numbers are moving upwards, but very slowly. Over a 10 year period (2010 to 2020), female bachelor’s degree holders in engineering/computer science increased from 17.3% to 22.1%; women with master’s degrees went from 24.4% to 30.3%; and doctoral degrees for women went from 22% to 24.4%.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Gender Equity In Science, Interdisciplinary Research, And Purring As A Superpower
In a wide-ranging interview, Sarah Richardson--a Harvard professor of the history of science, and founder/director of its GenderSci Lab--shares her thoughts about gender, science, and her ideal superpower.» Link to the original article