FactoidWomen Outpace Men in Life Sciences Doctorates
In 1987, women earned about 35 percent of all doctoral degrees in the life sciences. Three decades later, that figure was 55.3 percent, according to the National Science Foundation's 2017 Survey of Earned Doctorates.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Women Making Progress In Scientific Academic Publishing Though Gender Gap Continues
An analysis of 5.8 million authors of papers across all scientific fields finds the gender gap among top-cited scientists has lessened among those who started publishing after 2011 versus before 1992.» Link to the original article
