Women in Science.

1. Greenlighted Fark headline:


(Some Nervous TFette)

TFette's satellite is finally launching today at 6:32 EST. Come in and give some support. Yes, she's even TFing on launch day. (Link goes to satellite's NASA page)
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2. A Register article points to a very simply way to increase the number of women majoring in Computer Science:

... it seems that restricting the choices available to adolescents, and making it mandatory for all pupils to study maths and science subjects throughout their secondary education, correlates with a higher proportion of women going on to study computer science at university.


"The principle of being free to pursue your preferences is compatible and coexists quite comfortably with a belief in essential gender differences. This essentialist notion, which helps to create what it seeks to explain, affects girls’ views of what they're good at and can shape what they like," said Charles.