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Tech industry is booming, but women’s participation continues to lag
In another illustration of how women’s participation in the tech industry continues to lag, SmartAsset recently released its annual report looking at Best Cities for Women in Tech. The report finds country-wide, the percentage of women in STEM is growing, but that growth is occurring at a dwindling rate, and that women make up only about 20% of the field’s total workforce.
NIH and NSF respond to order for “gold standard science”
As agencies begin delivering their implementation plans in response to President Trump’s executive order that called for the implementation of “gold standard science (GSS)” and asserted that “(r)eproducibility, rigor, and unbiased peer review” must be maintained, the proposed agency actions appear less disruptive than many funded parties had feared. NIH notes that its embrace of GSS is a continuation of its existing commitment to scientific excellence and that the agency “welcomes the opportunity to reaffirm its continued commitment to this goal.” NSF sets forth plans to “redouble” its commitment to GSS.