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Sexist Science

Sexist Science

Does STEM still have a problem with women?

Business Daily · BBC World Service

October 9, 201817m 18s

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Show Notes

Does STEM still have a problem with women? Manuela Saragosa speaks to Dr Jess Wade, a physicist at Imperial College in London, and soil microbial ecologist Kelly Ramirez, co-founder of 500 Women Scientists. Rebekah Higgitt, a lecturer in history of science at the University of Kent in the UK, explains the marginalisation of women in science.

(Photo: Female scientist, Credit: Getty Images)