30 Awards in 125 Years: Why Less than 4% of Nobel Science Awards Have Been for Women
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The lack of female presence in the Nobel Prizes reveals structural inequalities that, according to experts, arise long before the awards are awarded.
Only 26 women have been rewarded in medicine, physics and chemistry since 1901, and none in 2026. Criticized, the academies that award prizes have recognized this imbalance and begun to modify the nomination procedures. But the process remains opaque, a significant additional effort is indispensable.
Out of a total of 1,005 Nobel laureates so far, around 93 percent are male. In some categories, the differences are particularly large, also showing graphics with a view until 1901.
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