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L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Honor 5 Women Researchers
On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science celebrated on Feb. 11, UNESCO and the L'Oral Foundation honored five women researchers in the fields of astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry, and informatics as part of the 23rd International Prize
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On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation honoured five women researchers in the fields of astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry and informatics as part of the 23rd International Prize for Women in Science.
On this occasion, UNESCO published a global study on gender equality in scientific research. Entitled To be smart, the digital revolution will need to be inclusive, it shows that although the number of women in scientific research has risen to one in three, women remain a minority in mathematics, computer science, engineering and artificial intelligence. Every year, women write as many scientific articles as men, but their chances of appearing in prestigious journals are lower. While women represent 33% of researchers, on average they only occupy 12% of seats on national science academies around the world.
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