A scientist wages a war over women’s 'second-rate' status at the NIH
Over the past five years, the NIH’s attempt to achieve some sort of gender balance in its scientific ranks has largely failed to deliver anything that could be considered statistically significant. Twenty-two percent of research scientists are women now, up from 19% in 2011, according to a report in the Washington Post. And 38% of the scientists on a tenure track are women, compared to 36% five years ago.
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