Not one woman's name included in GCSE science national curriculum, study finds

Only half of adults can name a female scientist, writes Maya Oppenheim

Teach First who carried out the report found men dominated the GCSE science national curriculum which comprises over 40 male scientists or ideas and materials named after them (Getty/Hero)

The national curriculum for GCSE science does not include the names of any women, and only half of adults are able to name a female scientist either dead or living, a new study has found.

Teach First, which carried out the report, found that men dominated the GCSE science national curriculum, which includes over 40 male scientists or ideas or materials named after them.

The social enterprise, which strives to tackle disadvantage in the education system, warned that groundbreaking scientists such as Marie Curie are at risk of being wiped from the public consciousness.