US Science and Women

This is an interesting article (from July 13th) on the hurdles facing women scientists in the US. I'm in science and I've heard male scientists make comments to the effect that woman lack the intelligence needed for successfully formulating scientific inquiries. It's disgusting. From the article (featuring 2 transgendered scientists):
Still, there is little evidence that lack of testosterone or anything unique to male biology is the main factor keeping women from the top ranks of science and math, says Prof. Barres, a view that is widely held among scientists who study the issue. Although more men than women in the U.S. scorein the stratosphere on math tests, there is no such difference in Japan, and in Iceland the situation is flipped, with more women than men scoring at the very top.

In 2005 NOW called on Congress "to remove barriers to women and girls who want to enter the fields of math, engineering, information technology, physics and other 'hard sciences.'" They cite a 2004 study that found a lack of women and minorities in "high ranking faculty positions" and a 2004 GAO report finding that "few government agencies have conducted compliance reviews to assure that women and girls are treated equally in any institution receiving federal funds."

NOGLSTP is a great organization for gay, lesbian, and transgender scientists (and technical professionals). There is also the Association for Women in Science (although outside of knowing a few members, I don't have much knowledge of the organization).