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Article: Gender bias makes women choose careers outside hard sciences

“Scientists have solved the mystery behind women opting for careers outside hard sciences, citing gender discrimination as a major reason.

Both male and female scientists view gender discrimination as a major reason women choose to pursue careers in biology rather than physics, researchers from Rice University claim.

The new study surveyed 2,500 biologists and physicists at elite institutions of higher education in the United States.”

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