More women today are studying science and getting advanced degrees than in years past. But on the job, the higher you go, the fewer women you'll find. A recent study in the journal Science documents four key obstacles that hold women back. We'll talk with a medical researcher, a dean of engineering, and a professor of chemical engineering about their own experiences climbing the science career ladder.

Plus, a medical program to offer leeches as a treatment for osteoarthritis is now underway. We'll talk to a doctor who's offering leech therapy, and to a researcher who studies how and why leech therapy works. Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (3-4 Eastern). Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

Guests:
Molly Carnes, MD
Director, Center for Women's Health Research
Professor of Medicine
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, Wisconsin

Maria Klawe, PhD
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Professor of Computer Science
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Paula Hammond, MS
Mark Hyman, Jr., Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Woodson Merrell, MD
Executive Director, Continuum Center of Health and Healing
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

George Stefano, PhD
Director, Neuroscience Research Institute
State University of New York College at Old Westbury
Old Westbury, New York

Books/Articles Discussed:

Handelsman et al., 'CAREERS IN SCIENCE: Enhanced: More Women in Science,' (Science 2005 309: 1190-1191.)

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This segment produced by Anne Marie Cunningham