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Want More Women & Minorities in STEM? Address Social Oppression in the Classroom, Says New Research

November 21, 2019

Community college program that integrates students' experiences of social oppression into the class proved effective at stren...

Women Less Likely to Receive Canadian Federal Research Funding

October 22, 2019

Research has already shown that women at all career stages are more likely to leave academia than men, and studies have hinte...

Gender Equality Report Card Reveals Systematic Underrepresentation of Women in STEM

September 6, 2019

Four-year study of more than 500 research institutions identifies widespread gender imbalance

Who’s Minding the Children? Women Report Skipping Scientific Conferences Because of Child Care

July 22, 2019

A survey of early career oncologists suggests onsite child care could open scientific meetings to more women attendees

International Database of Women Scientists Created

April 24, 2019

The database was developed to address concerns that women’s scientific expertise is often excluded at professional gath...

Heroines of the Periodic Table

March 22, 2019

In honor of Women's History Month, here's the story of two of chemistry's most brilliant and bold women

Women Scientists Get Less Federal Funding Than Men

March 6, 2019

First-time women principal investigators get $41,000 less than men on average

Influential Women in Science

March 5, 2019

Women have made some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in science

Developing Women Leaders

March 1, 2019

The challenges and triumphs for women in science today

Study Reveals the Hidden Contributions of Women to Science

February 8, 2019

Decades of research papers show how female scientists’ work was overlooked

Gender Diversity is Linked to Research Diversity

October 5, 2018

Gender diversity in science comes down to more than just who is on the team

One Big Reason Why Women Drop Out of Doctoral STEM Programs

September 17, 2018

The fewer women in entering class, the less likely they’ll stay

Gender Inequality Is 'Drowning Out' the Voices of Women Scientists

April 24, 2018

Researchers analyzed data from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting and found that, overall, female scienti...

Scientists Penalized by Motherhood

April 2, 2018

Recent study examines teaching and family commitments alongside public funding and the impact of research achieved throu...

In Drawing Tests, U.S. Children Draw Female Scientists More Today Than in Previous Decades

March 20, 2018

A new meta-analysis reviewed five decades of "Draw a Scientist" tests to determine whether children's drawings have mirrored ...

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