by Kate Fodor
SUPPLEMENT	Women on the Rise The number of women faculty is growing, thanks in part to institutional efforts to fight discrimination and help with family demands The Scientist 2005, 19(Supplement 21):14 Published   7 November 2005

Early this year, Harvard University President Lawrence Summers made his now-famous remarks speculating that female scientists may have difficulty winning tenured faculty positions because of differences in "intrinsic aptitude."

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