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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Bill Introduced In Congress Honors Female Astronaut Pioneers
The Women in STEM Caucus has introduced its inaugural bill in the 118th Congress, acknowledging the contributions of the initial group of women to successfully complete the first phases of astronaut testing before training was unable to continue because of their gender.» Link to the original article
