Who's Counting?

I have been counting the members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). This is an extremely elite and venerable American institution, membership in this academy is second only to winning the Nobel Prize.

The pool of scientists from which the NAS members are drawn numbers about 625,000. Academy membership (by invitation only) currently numbers 2,041. Of the 2,041, 200 are women. Women PhD's number 33% of all graduates. Even in science the old boys reign supreme.

As a P.S on this, the Chronical Review Report logged no posts in relation to this report. This appalling under-representation of women scientists is not remarkable enough to comment on? What do we need to do now? Chain ourselves to railings, slash paintings and break windows, burn our bras, march - oh wait but we've done that.