Since the Nobel Prizes were created in 1901, just 24 women have received awards in the sciences. This year, that number stayed the same: All seven laureates in physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine were men.
Some scientists have expressed frustration about the lack of women among this year’s awardees, particularly the omission of two women who contributed to the work honored for the prize in physiology or medicine. Experts who study gender bias in the sciences say the Nobel’s gender gap reflects the larger barriers to success faced by women in science — and that science is poorer for it.
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Since the Nobel Prizes were created in 1901, just 24 women have received awards in the sciences. This year, that number stayed the same: All seven laureates in physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine were men.
Some scientists have expressed frustration about the lack of women among this year’s awardees, particularly the omission of two women who contributed to the work honored for the prize in physiology or medicine. Experts who study gender bias in the sciences say the Nobel’s gender gap reflects the larger barriers to success faced by women in science — and that science is poorer for it.
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