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The Nobel Prize Paradox: Unveiling the Stark Gender and Racial Disparities

By John Souza

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Posted: July 30, 2024

As of 2023, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to 64 women and 894 men, with very few recipients being people of color (Nobel Prize Outreach, 2023). This significant disparity raises questions about the underlying causes of such underrepresentation among women and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous,…