FactoidPercentage of Female Astronomy Faculty Members Stays Static
In four years (2010-2014), the percentage of women who were astronomy department faculty members remained the same at 19 percent, according to the latest report from the American Institute of Physics.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Women Early-Career Scientists Significantly Less Likely To Get Grants Than Male Peers
While women in senior-ranking professorships have achieved gender parity in their share of research grants in the life science fields, there is a significant gender disparity in grant funding awarded to female junior-level scholars.» Link to the original article