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 threadMikeJan 17, 2023
@Sheril I’m all for equal opportunity. But the idea that every profession should be 50% male and 50% female ignores the simple fact that women and men are biologically different.
Show threadRubenJan 18, 2023
@MWilson @Sheril That comment is irrelevant #simplefact

By your argument perhaps we could justify only brown eyed people can do maths and blue eyes people do physics. It's a biological difference right?

What about amputees maybe they can do biology better than French people?

Do I sound stupid yet? You do.
Show threadMikeJan 18, 2023
@trregeagle @Sheril If you can’t see the fact men are more naturally drawn to certain fields, while women are more naturally drawn to others, then you really have no business calling anyone stupid.
Should 50% of nurses be men? Or, is it only a “problem” when women are below 50%?
Show threadRubenJan 19, 2023
@MWilson @Sheril Nup, you're wrong
Show threadMikeJan 19, 2023
@Sheril @trregeagle Didn’t answer my nursing question. I wonder why…
Show threadRuben
@Sheril I hear you @MWilson but I obviously disagree. Why do you argue with strangers on the internet?
Jan 19, 2023 at 5:01pmWeb
Show threadMikeJan 20, 2023
@trregeagle Someone has to tell online strangers when they’re wrong!