May 9, 2003

National Academy of Sciences Elects 17 Women

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

The National Academy of Sciences took steps last week to respond to a longstanding complaint that it has relatively few female and minority-group members. The academy elected 72 new members, including 17 women, the largest number ever inducted in a single year. The new class also includes at least two African-American scientists.

The new members bring the total number of women in the academy to approximately 160, or about 8 percent, of the 1,922 active members. Still, that percentage

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