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Women scientists almost entirely omitted from exam boards’ compulsory learning material for UK schools

Science & Innovation October 25, 2026

An absence of women scientists featured in UK exam board specifications for science could be a factor in the disproportionate number of girls dropping STEM subjects at 16, and contributing to the gender gap in STEM careers, new research from the University of Cambridge has found.

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