Five Questions for Meg Urry
By Claudia Dreifus
Long before #MeToo, the Yale astronomer led the fight against sexism in academia. Now her movement is gaining ground.
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“We hold as fundamental that women and men are equally capable of doing excellent science.” In 1992, these were incendiary words. One of their chief authors was Meg Urry, then a young researcher; as she rose through the profession, she’s remained at the forefront of the battle against sexism in science. (Visual: )
