FactoidWomen 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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Women Win Far Fewer Academic Prizes Than Men
Men win eight prizes for every one received by a woman if the award is named after a man. These awards represent almost two-thirds of all scientific prizes.» Link to the original article