Pursuing Equality in Science An international study found no overall difference in science abilities between boys and girls. Despite this, fewer women than men pursue careers in science. Scientist Hayat Sindi is working to change that. Born in Saudi Arabia, Hayat Sindi earned a doctorate in biotechnology from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. She co-founded a company, Diagnostics for All, that aims to introduce inexpensive technologies to diagnose diseases in the developing world. And she works toward equality in science by empowering women and Arabs through another organization she founded, the Institute for Imagination and Ingenuity (Broomhall, 2012).
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