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Science 20 April 2001:
Vol. 292. no. 5516, p. 416
DOI: 10.1126/science.292.5516.416a
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Women Academics Propose Steps to Equity

Dennis Normile

TOKYO--On 30 March, 35 Japanese women scientists met here to draw up a list of obstacles they face in obtaining grants and plot a lobbying effort to create a better working environment. But initial reaction suggests that some of those barriers--while they pale in comparison to more serious forms of discrimination--are rooted in the country's culture or its economic woes.

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