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How Nations Fare in PhDs by Sex [Interactive]

How women and men fare in doctoral studies around the world

In the U.S., women are going to college and majoring in science and engineering fields in increasing numbers, yet here and around the world they remain underrepresented in the workforce. Comparative figures are hard to come by, but a disparity shows up in the number of Ph.D.s awarded to women and men. The chart here, assembled from data collected by the National Science Foundation, traces the gender gap at the doctoral level for 56 nations. The situation in individual countries varies widely, but as the numbers make clear, there are interesting exceptions to the global trend.

Interactive by PeriscopicResearch by Amanda Hobbs


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Science and Engineering Indicators 2014. National Science Board. National Science Foundation, 2014. www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/index.cfm/home

The Global Gender Gap Report 2013. World Economic Forum, 2013. www.weforum.org/reports/global-gender-gap-report-2013

Nature Index of scientific research (to launch in Fall 2014): www.natureindex.com

Scientific American Magazine Vol 311 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Gender Gap” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 311 No. 4 (), p. 50
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1014-50