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Women Receiving STEM Awards

Only 17 percent of the awards given out in STEM fields since 1981 have been won by women, and almost one third of the women who received recognition won an award given only to women.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

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In The News

Prehistoric Women May Have Invented This Ingenious Stone Age Hunting Weapon

Were prehistoric women also "active and successful hunters of game, big and small,” as men A study published in "Scientific Reports" tested that hypothesis.»  Link to the original article