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The Nobel Prize Gender Gap

May-Britt Moser, who jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014 was only the 46th female Nobel Laureate. Since Marie Curie has been honoured twice, a total of 45 women have been awarded a Nobel Prize since 1901. The chart below shows a gender breakdown of all individual (non-institutional) Nobel Prize winners since the award's inception.

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Nobel Prize Laureates in physics by nationality up to 2018

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This chart shows a gender breakdown of Nobel Prize winners since 1901.

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Nobel Prize winners in economics by nationality until 2018
Nobel Prize winners in economics by nationality until 2018
Nobel Prize Laureates for chemistry by nationality up to 2018
Nobel Prize Laureates for chemistry by nationality up to 2018
Nobel Prize Laureates in medicine by nationality up to 2018
Nobel Prize Laureates in medicine by nationality up to 2018
Nobel Prize Laureates in physics by nationality up to 2018
Nobel Prize Laureates in physics by nationality up to 2018
Italy: Nobel Prize laureates 1901-2016+
Italy: Nobel Prize laureates 1901-2016
Nobel Prize in Literature - nationality of winners 1901-2017
Nobel Prize in Literature - nationality of winners 1901-2017

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