400 people w/ doctorates read the same research abstract where the lead authors name was either male or female. Participants felt the discovery in the abstract was more important when the author was male & spent more time reading it (114 sec for male authored paper; 98 sec for female authored paper). https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2025/04/24/men-get-more-patent-credit-than-women-even-for-the-same-idea/
People read the author lists? Why would you do that?