http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/us-national-academy-picks-record-number-women-minorities-part-diversity-push

The headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) chooses its members in a process that has long discriminated against female and minority scientists, as well as those from less prestigious universities. But NAS officials have begun to tinker with that process with the goal of increasing gender, racial, and geographic diversity. And this year’s class, announced today, shows the impact of those changes.