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Nature 454, 827 (14 August 2008) | doi:10.1038/454827a; Published online 13 August 2008

Open Innovation Challenges

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Challenging stereotypes

Ashleigh Griffin1

BOOK REVIEWEDWomen in Science, Engineering and Technology: Three Decades of UK Initiatives

By Alison Phipps

Trentham Books: 2008. 184 pp. $16.99, euro dollar25.50.

The lack of women, especially senior women, in science departments is familiar. Less widely appreciated is the effort that has gone into addressing this under-representation.