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Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.

Aired 04/14/2021

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Preview: Season 48 Episode 3 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions

Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.

Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive.

Aired 04/14/2021

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