Out in the cold

Over the past few decades, various scientific societies, non-governmental organizations and federal agencies have presented the same dismal statistics about women scientists. They are under-represented and paid less than men. But now after Harvard president Larry Summers' remarks, every report...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 434; no. 7035; p. 935
Main Author Smaglik, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.04.2005
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Male
multidisciplinary
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Physics - manpower
Prejudice
prospects
Research Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Research Personnel - trends
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Science - manpower
Scientists
Sex Characteristics
Sex discrimination
Stereotypes
Summers, Lawrence
Women
Women's Rights - statistics & numerical data
Women's Rights - trends
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Summary:Over the past few decades, various scientific societies, non-governmental organizations and federal agencies have presented the same dismal statistics about women scientists. They are under-represented and paid less than men. But now after Harvard president Larry Summers' remarks, every report about women in science will be subject to scrutiny.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nj7035-935a