The gender divide: Agents of change

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 549; no. 7673; pp. S70 - S74
• Main Author: Sarant, Louise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 28.09.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 706/134; 706/648; 706/648/276; 706/648/76; College campuses; Engineering; Females; Gender; Graduate students; Higher education; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Nanotechnology; nature-index; Researchers; Science; STEM education; Women; Saudi Arabia

The rights and roles of women in the kingdom are evolving as growing numbers pursue higher education in STEM subjects, at home and abroad. But, for Saudi Arabia's knowledge economy to really thrive, the ranks of women working in science must increase. The Nature Index spoke to five passionate r...