If it seems to you that women scientists they publish fewer papers, they are less at the forefront of research, their names are not associated with major recent discoveries, well, that could be a sexist issue. After all, this is true for many areas and, apparently, the scientific world is no exception. This became known from an article in the magazine Nature: data speaks for itself, women in research groups are less likely to be recognized for their research than men.

What’s the point? In essence, female scientists are less likely to see their name on papers they have collaborated on or be recognized as inventors of patents than their male counterparts. In doing so, they do the same amount of work, collaborate with the rest of their team, and contribute to the end result.. Investigation explains Nature, was based on three sources. On the one hand, administrative data on research groups, academic output, and credit awards (research projects conducted at 52 US colleges and universities were analyzed). On the other hand, a broad survey of authors and, finally, interviews with affected subjects. We came to the conclusion that the gender gap, unfortunately, is observed in almost all fields of science and at all stages of career.

It’s not even new: the article mentions Rosalind Franklin, a scientist who made a decisive contribution to the discovery of DNA in the 1950s but did not receive a Nobel Prize, was not cited and her work was not recognized until his death years later. . “We have long known that women publish and patent less than men. But, since previous data never showed who participated in the study, no one knew why”said Professor Julia Lane of New York University in the US, who led the study. The group also interviewed more than 2,400 male and female scientists, asking them if they had ever been excluded from a paper or project they were involved in, and what 43% of women actually reported exclusion, compared to 38% of men The most common explanation, regardless of gender, is that other team members underestimated bias as an explanation. depends on the field of research,” Lane confirmed, arguing that the discussion of this issue should be open and taken into account in the scientific community. In fact, the risk is that women will be even more discouraged. “I am afraid,” she said, “that this gap may discourage young women from careers in science.”