ONE of the world’s bastions of science is under fire for appearing to exclude women. The Royal Society has only 4 per cent of women among its 1190 academic fellows, and Britain’s Equal Opportunities Commission, which monitors gender equality at work, wants to know why.
“It does seem worrying if so few fellows are women,” says a spokeswoman for the commission. “The system for electing fellows might be a barrier, and generally the domination of certain professions by men or by women is something we’re concerned about,” she says.
“At this stage, I wouldn’t call it an inquiry,” says the spokeswoman. “But we’re writing to the…
