Sheril KirshenbaumJan 17, 2023

“If current trends continue, women & men will be equally represented in the field of biology in 2069. In physics, math & engineering, women should not expect to reach parity for more than a century.“

“The data show that women are systematically denied the chief currencies of scientific credit: publications & citations.”

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674919297&fbclid=IwAR1n_I15VP9IWil1uOoFjUwcxvrm_k9tKfxaAQExVUeaL7kYVGsB4b1zC9w&mibextid=Zxz2cZ #women #science #books

Equity for Women in Science — Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Vincent Larivière

Equity for Women in Science is the first large-scale empirical study of the global gender gap in science. Analyzing millions of scientific papers, the authors show that women are undervalued for their labor in science as measured through publications and citations. The data also reveal how the scientific community can promote equity.

Show threadBarry GoldmanJan 17, 2023
@Sheril 2069! on the other hand... how many years were universities functioning? how many hundreds? and when did they START enrolling women, i presume you are talking at professor level? maybe it's actually remarkable progress! humans change VERY SLOOOOOOWLY.
Show threadNina Wilson
@barrygoldman1 @Sheril Most universities were admitting women by the 1920s, even on science courses. But women were often pushed out by refusals to let them progress up the ladder. Do you think it takes generations for women to progress, like we pass on the knowledge somehow?
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Show threadBarry GoldmanJan 18, 2023
@NinaWilson @Sheril a few generations? pshawww, nothing! i'm watching H. sapiens hardly budge for 6000 years on most fronts, a few generations is like lightning!