One Third Chinese Scientists are Women – Xinhua

From China Daily:

Women constitute more than one third of scientists in China, according to an international seminar on women in science recently held in Beijing.

“More than 70 women are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) or the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), said Deng Nan, vice president of the China Association for Science and Technology, at the seminar.[Full Text]