In science there are men everywhere. Throughout the EU on average male scientists outnumber female scientists by 20 to 1. This is fine if you are looking for a man and don’t like competition, but it’s not good for science. If men dominate science then all the problems, results and theories will have a male perspective. This limits science. Ideally a research team should include as diverse a selection of the world’s population as possible. This would ensure a topic is looked at from as many angles as possible. Penny Gilmer, a chemist at Florida State University says: "women as a group typically have different life experiences than do men, so we may offer a different perspective on science." Vivienne Parry, former presenter of Tomorrow’s World wrote: “One half of the brightest minds in this country belong to women. Having only 50% of the nations potential brainpower engaged in the solution of the problems that beset us means the nation is limping along, sparking on just two out of four cylinders. Half the insight, half the results, half the solutions.”

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