As we await the announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners, it’s time to question why female scientists still lag behind their male colleagues.

A study finds women continue to be underrepresented among science, engineering, and math professors, despite making up more than half the student population in these fields.

A study finds professors from underrepresented groups more actively engage in diversity and inclusion activities.

In a survey, 11 percent of participants say they have been contacted for media interviews, panels, and other opportunities.

Overall, men received more money on average, but R01s were an exception.

A judge throws out several of researcher Beverly Emerson’s claims, but the case proceeds.

An investigation of 2.7 million patent submissions in the U.S. finds gender disparities throughout the application process.

In a gender discrmination lawsuit against the Salk Institute, a female scientist alleges that biologist Inder Verma was dismissive of his female colleagues. 

Numerous studies have found that female scientists publish at slower rates than male scientists. In a classic statement of the problem, Jonathan Cole and Harriet Zuckerman characterize this gender gap in publication rates as "the productivity puzzle."