FactoidNearly Even Split in Male/Female Medical School Enrollees
About 52 percent of medical school enrollees were male and 48 percent female in 2015. But the rise in the number of first-time female applicants outpaced the number for men, with a 6.2 percent increase for women compared to 3.5 percent for men.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Why Women Scientists Are Rallying Around Six-Year-Old Bug And Frog Lover Lyra
When a mother asked for help after her daughter--a budding entomologist--was told "catching bugs is only for boys," women scientists from around the world offered their stories about loving bugs, frogs and spiders, as well as how they broke through barriers to create successful careers in science.» Link to the original article
