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Today we publish our latest Spotlight on Overcoming gender barriers in science.

Despite gradual progress in gender balance in academia and in the workforce, women remain under-represented in the sciences in developing countries.

How wide is the gender gap in science? What are the main barriers to women's advancement? And what can be done to overcome them? Our Spotlight explores these questions through opinions, features and the latest facts and figures, alongside key documents and useful links. Scientists, science educators and South Africa's Minister of Science and Technology offer their expert views on the problem.

 

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