This is a great discussion by Harvard academic Sylvia Ann Hewlett on the continuing gender divide in technology ranks.

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Women, it turns out, are excelling in science, engineering, and technology (SET). In 2007, girls won both the Siemens and Intel science competitions and walked off with 53% of graduate degrees in the biological sciences. Despite the bias and barriers that continue to exist in our culture, a surprisingly large number of young women embark on careers in science.

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