text: Ioana Butaru
The Nobel Prize is essentially an annual distinction given in the form of awards to those who, in the previous year, have rendered the greatest services to humanity. However, as in many areas of our lives, even here we notice a gender discrepancy:
- Between 1901 and 2021, only 58 women were awarded, compared to 876 men.
- Only one woman, Marie Curie, was honored twice, with the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 and for chemistry in 1911.
Yes, you read that right.
This year 1 single woman was awarded: Maria Ressa, Laureate for Peace (with Dmitry Muratov), CEO of news company Rappler and the first woman from the Philippines award winner. As a journalist, she used freedom of speech to expose abuse of power, lies and propaganda despite many challenges, including gender discrimination.
For their efforts to protect freedom of expression, which is a prerequisite for democracy and lasting peace.
Maria Ressa
The reason for such a big difference?
There are voices that argue that prize discernment is becoming a political game, and while it is frustrating to see such significant gaps, the real reason is a reality that unfortunately persists today:
Women are underrepresented in almost all fields, especially in STEM.
- Only 28% of people working in STEM are women
This did not prevent them from excelling, on the contrary: there are hundreds of women responsible for discoveries that changed the course of society (including Romanian ones), but names that have been lost in time or have been claimed by scholars. Let's find out now about the ones that did make it on the list!
The other Laureates of the Nobel Prize
(read more by clicking on their names):
Economy
Physics
We hope that next year we will see more women awarded, and in time, the differences will decrease!
source:
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/nobel-prize-awarded-women/
https://www.reuters.com/world/2021-nobel-prizes-go-men-so-far-2021-10-07/
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