Women outstrip men as PhDs for the first time, but still lag in science
Women outstrip men as PhDs for the first time, but still lag in science
The number of women becoming PhDs at a Dutch university outstripped men for the first time in the 2020/21 academic year, broadcaster NOS has reported. In total, 2,612 women completed a doctorate, compared with 2,607 men but in 1990/91, women accounted for fewer than one in five PhDs, NOS said. The category ‘health and welfare’ accounted for 38% of the PhDs overall, 60% of whom were women, according to an analysis of the figures by the Rathenau Institute. Women are... More >