Tag: science

One Fifth of the New Members of the American Academy of Microbiology Are Women

This year the American Academy of Microbiology elected 78 new fellows. Of these 16, or 20.5 percent, are women.

Ranking the States in Producing Women Graduates in STEM Fields

Some states did a far better job in steering women toward degrees in STEM fields than other states.

Women Are Increasing Their Share of Degrees in STEM Fields

New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that women are making progress in closing the gender gap...

Number of Women Faculty at MIT in the Sciences Has Almost Doubled Since 1999

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently released a report finding that since 1999, the number of women faculty in the sciences and engineering is up by nearly 100 percent since 1999.