FactoidIncrease in Numbers of Women Submitting NSF Proposals, Winning Awards
Over the past decade, there have been small increases in the number of proposals submitted by women to the National Science Foundation, and the number of awards NSF makes to women. However, in 2013, women still represented less than 25% of the total proposals submitted and funded, according to an NSF report.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Women Making Progress In Scientific Academic Publishing Though Gender Gap Continues
An analysis of 5.8 million authors of papers across all scientific fields finds the gender gap among top-cited scientists has lessened among those who started publishing after 2011 versus before 1992.» Link to the original article