An academic has written 270 Wikipedia pages for women scientists in a year

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A recent study found that, if things continue at their current speed, it would take 258 years to close the gender gap in physics. According to Women in Science and Engineering, women make up only 12.8 per cent of STEM careers, with just 9 per cent in engineering. And as Zing Tsjeng’s recent book series Forgotten Women shows, women in science fields like mathematician Emmy Noehter and maverick…

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An academic has written 270 Wikipedia pages for women scientists in a year
By Anna Cafolla (info@dazedgroup.com)

July 24, 2018 at 03:27AM
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