Recognizing the Achievements of Women in Science,Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine

Funding:
For every funding dollar allocated to a research grant of a male principle investigator (PI), the average grant of a female PI provides 80 cents.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

National Medal of Science
13.9% women
Nobel Prize in Medicine
11.5% women
ACS Priestley Medal
6.1% women
Fields Medal
3.1% women First Woman 2014

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175 Ceos Join Forces For Diversity And Inclusion
Can a Fortune 500 CEO bring together his 499 colleagues to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace So far, the initiative started by Tim Ryan, U.S. chairman of PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), has garnered commitments from 175 companies, including Boston Scientific, Dow Chemical, Home Depot, Mattel, Northrop Grumman, and Target. Find out about the effort, which includes educating employees within these companies about unconscious bias.» Link to the original article

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

National Medal of Science

Nobel Prize in Medicine

ACS Priestley Medal

Fields Medal

175 Ceos Join Forces For Diversity And Inclusion