The topic of Science Friday at Talk of the Nation is Women in Science. You can listen live here to the archive here.
A while back, the National Science Foundation decided to make a concerted effort to put more deversity into science by recruiting more women. It paid off: half of all science Phds earned today are earned by women. But women in science still face some barriers.
While 50% of science Phds are awarded to women, females make up fewer than 15% of college science professors today. The show interviews female science university professors to explore the reasons behind the phenomenon.
UPDATE 8/27/2005: Archive of this episode is here. All Science Friday podcasts available here (thanks to Steve Rhodes for the link.)
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