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Most Women Hired for Physics and Astronomy Tenure-Track Positions

Women in 2016 were 26 percent and 40 percent of newly hired physics and astronomy faculty respectively, with the greatest number for both fields hired into tenure-track positions, according to the latest report from the American Institute of Physics.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

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Scientific Research More Innovative, Impactful When Women And Men Work Together

A new study published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" found mixed-gender teams of medical scientists produced "substantially more novel and impactful" research than same-gender teams of equal size, according to the study's lead author.»  Link to the original article