September 29, 2006
Panel Blames Bias for Gender Gap
Women are underrepresented in academic-leadership positions in science and mathematics not because they are innately less capable than men but because of biases, discrimination, and outdated institutional structures, according to a report issued last week by a panel convened by the National Academies.
The report, "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering," says that despite making up an increasing proportion of science and
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