Factoid
University Women and their Positions
Women make up 41.0 percent of assistant professors of science and engineering at four-year colleges and universities, 31.1 percent of associate professors, and 17.6 percent of full professors.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

National Medal of Science
13% women
Nobel Prize in Medicine
10% women
ACS Priestley Medal
12% women
Fields Medal
5% women
First Woman 2014

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In The News
Cardiovascular Societies Less Likely To Give Awards To Women
A review of awards given from 2000 to 2021 by U.S., Canadian, and European cardiovascular societies found 76.2 percent of winners were men. However, the study also showed improvement in the recognition of women during that time period, with females comprising only 7.7 percent of recipients in 2000, but rising to 31.2 percent in 2021.» 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

Cardiovascular Societies Less Likely To Give Awards To Women