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Long History of Women in Science

The earliest mention of a woman in science was in 2700 BCA, Merit-Ptah, an ancient Egyptian physician. The Greeks had women practicing medicine as early as 1194 BCE.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

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Getting More Females Into Engineering

The United Kingdom--like the United States--struggles with women being underrepresented in the engineering field (a 2023 report found only 18% of individuals seeking engineering and technology undergraduate degrees in the UK were women). Learn what one male and two female chemical engineers--at different stages of their careers--think needs to be done to close the engineering gender gap.»  Link to the original article