FactoidEtymology of the Word "Girl"
The English word “girl” was initially used to describe a young person of either sex. It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth century that the term was used specifically to describe a female child.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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Women Making Progress In Scientific Academic Publishing Though Gender Gap Continues
An analysis of 5.8 million authors of papers across all scientific fields finds the gender gap among top-cited scientists has lessened among those who started publishing after 2011 versus before 1992.» Link to the original article
