Inequality in medicine – Nature

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Regulators have been calling for equal representation of men and women in health research for nearly 25 years. So why are women still underrepresented?

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Female libido pill is here–but do we need it? – NOVA Next

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It happened gradually when Barbara Gattuso was in her mid- to late-thirties. She was married and had three kids, the youngest of whom was a toddler. Her husband Greg was wonderful, and their marriage was going great. But she slowly lost her desire to have sex with him.

A Binder Full of Physicists

Vera Kistiakowsky in 1971, the year she formed the Committee on Women in Physics. Photo courtesy of Vera Kistiakowsky.

People used to claim there were no qualified women to hire in physics. An MIT physicist proved them wrong.

Read the full article in MIT Technology Review.