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Women Still Not 50% of Higher Education Faculty

In 2013, women made up 48.8 percent of the faculty at U.S. colleges and universities, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Four years later, the number of women faculty had increased less than 1 percent to 49.6 percent.

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