Women and Science Prizes

John Dugdale’s Guardian piece ‘Why have Women Finally Started Winning Science Prizes?’ caused quite a stir on twitter (and with the judges of the Royal Society Science Book Prize).
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First Adam Rutherford (who was a judge last year when Gaia Vince’s Anthropocene won) wrote a riposte in the Guardian.
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Then Grrl Scientist (who was one of the judges this year) wrote a passionate one in Forbes.
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And now a smart and very gracious article against the Guardian article from Tom Levenson in The Atlantic – his wonderful book ‘The Hunt for Vulcan’ was on the shortlist of the Royal Society Prize. I’m humbled by all the support.
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