huffingtonpost.com
PHOTOS: All 16 Nobel-Winning Women Scientists
Of the 357 people awarded a Nobel in the science categories — Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economic Sciences — only 16 have been women.“Men tend not to nominate them, and women don’t nominate themselves,” Liebert told NPR. “Women scientists have to be more assertive in seeking nominations. I think that’s a major issue. And I think men have to put women’s names into nomination, too.”