Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.

Picture a Scientist NOVA

Premiered April 14, 2021
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Picture a Scientist

Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive.

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