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February 11, 2012
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Recruiting Women to Academia
By KPLU Education reporter Gary Davis (2009-05-18)
Eve Riskin, UW Professor, electrical engineering. Courtesy UW College of Engineering
SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - Despite decades of effort, the number of women in academia won't be equal to those of men until the middle of the next century. Those findings are from a recent study that found equality will take even longer for women in the fields of science and math. Some University of Washington researchers don't want to wait, as KPLU education reporter Gary Davis explains.

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