Opinion: Winners of Nobel prizes in science need not be so homogeneous
It's not inevitable that U.S.-based men be over-represented forever. In Canada, let's develop a renewed, inclusive culture of excellence.
This week, we learned that, once again, a Swedish man will be awarding prizes to a bunch of older gentlemen, most of whom are American or have made their careers in the United States. This is a caricature of the Nobel Prizes for science, but it’s not too far from reality, even if this year also saw men working in Japan, Britain and Switzerland represented. Read More