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Article: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Cant Name a Famous Female Scientist According to National Survey by LOreal USA
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 7, 2009
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To: SCIENCE EDITORS
Contact: Kimmie Leistinger, Cone, Inc., +1-617-939-8353,
kleistinger@coneinc.com; or Dana Ropper, LOreal USA, +1-212-984-
4742, dropper@us.loreal.com
Americans Believe Underrepresentation of Women in Science Could
Hinder Economic Growth
NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national survey
commissioned by LOreal USA confirms an alarming issue plaguing our
nations scientific community - the scarcity of female scientists and
lack of awareness of their contributions. According to the
surveyWomen, Science and Success: The New Face of Innovation, 65
percent of American adults cannot name a single famous female
scientist, and 74 percent of Americans believe that women are ...