Why Don't More Women Win Nobels in Science?

Ireland News News

Why Don't More Women Win Nobels in Science?
Ireland Latest News,Ireland Headlines
  • 📰 LiveScience
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 14 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 9%
  • Publisher: 51%

🥇 Female researchers have come a long way over the past century. But there's overwhelming evidence that women remain underrepresented in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math. WomenInSTEM

All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That's a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer Frances Arnold won in 2018, for chemistry, and Donna Strickland received the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics .

Strickland was only the third female physicist to get a Nobel, following Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer 60 years later . When asked how that felt, she noted that at first it was surprising to realize so few women had won the award: 'But, I mean,…

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

LiveScience /  🏆 538. in US

Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Why the Tongan eruption will go down in the history of volcanologyThe 15 January blast sent shock waves around the globe and defied scientific expectations. Researchers are now scrambling to work out why.
Read more »

Kim Kardashian on why she’s choosing her own happiness now — even if it ‘caused’ her divorceKim Kardashian on why she’s choosing her own happiness now — even if it ‘caused’ her divorce“For so long, I did what made other people happy. And I think in the last two years I decided, I’m going to make myself happy. And that feels really good.'
Read more »

Watch Emma Thompson in ‘Why Didn't They Ask Evans’ Limited SeriesWatch Emma Thompson in ‘Why Didn't They Ask Evans’ Limited Series.hughlaurie puts on his director hat for the new adaptation of WhyDidntTheyAskEvans for BritBox_US. 🎬🇬🇧
Read more »

Accessible Hair and Makeup Hacks (and Why We Need More)Accessible Hair and Makeup Hacks (and Why We Need More)We asked experts Bella Strange and Susan Shipley of FashionDis about the many tools and formulas that can potentially make your daily beauty routine a lot more accessible.
Read more »

Why 5 female Olympic ski jumpers were disqualified for their uniformsWhy 5 female Olympic ski jumpers were disqualified for their uniformsAnger and tears ensued after five female competitors on teams favored to win medals were disqualified in the inaugural Olympic mixed team ski jumping event.
Read more »

‘Mormon Land’: Why politics, done right, is a ‘religious activity’‘Mormon Land’: Why politics, done right, is a ‘religious activity’Retired federal Judge Thomas Griffith, who sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, talk about why politics, done right, is vital to religion.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-04-01 03:29:36