NOVA: Picture a Scientist
Premieres Wednesday, April 14 at 9 p.m.
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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 there is a growing group of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists, exposing longstanding discrimination, and leading the way in making science more inclusive. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, scientific visionaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.