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Vicious circles hinder searching women - Article in Swedish newspaper by Ulf Sandström

Published Oct 16, 2017

In two consecutive years, the Nobel Prize have only been awarded to men. Financing system prevents female researchers from reaching leading positions and publishing significant articles, and the differences look similar as they did in the 1960s, according to a new report.

The system favors those who have the opportunity to publish a lot. And it happens to be males, says Ulf Sandström researcher at INDEK at the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm.

You can read the full article here in Swedish Newspaper Dagens Nyheter here (in Swedish) : www.dn.se/nyheter/vetenskap/onda-cirklar-hindrar-forskande-kvinnor/

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