The prestigious Turing Award has been given annually for the past 41 years – and finally – a women, Fran Allen, is it’s recipient. Isn’t it amazing how we STILL have the first women this, and the first women that… and it’s 2007!
Fran Allen has some encouraging messages for women and views the change in the work environment as one that will help women advance in scientific careers.
It is my belief that beyond the evolving work environments, the fundamental change will come from home and school during a girls earlier years. It is the responsibility of parents and teachers to make sure that both girls and boys are pushed to science - if that is where their personal strengths lie. I don’t have any girls to push…. but I do have a niece 
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