Recognizing the Achievements of Women in Science,Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine

Recommendation Letters:
Recommendation letters written for women are shorter than those for men, provide “minimal assurance,” raise more doubts, and more frequently mention women’s personal lives.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

National Medal of Science
13.9% women
Nobel Prize in Medicine
11.5% women
ACS Priestley Medal
6.1% women
Fields Medal
3.1% women First Woman 2014

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Inside Silicon Valley's Struggles to Hire More Women and Minorities
Two years ago, a number of tech giants were challenged to make public race and gender statistics for their employees. The numbers showed a significant lack of diversity in their workforces, and despite their efforts to bring aboard more women and minorities, the numbers have increased only a few percentage points – or, in some cases, dropped.» Link to the original article

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

National Medal of Science

Nobel Prize in Medicine

ACS Priestley Medal

Fields Medal

Inside Silicon Valley's Struggles to Hire More Women and Minorities