UN: More women, girls in science better for the field

By UN News

Feb 11, 2023 11:05 am

GENDER bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the female body as an aberration and in search algorithms that perpetuate discrimination, but the solution to this is simple: increase the number of women in the field and support the girls hoping to join them one day.

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