Female scientists less likely to be given authorship credits, analysis finds

Disparities extend to lower chance of being named on patents and to areas such as healthcare where women dominateFemale scientists are less likely to receive authorship credit or to be named on patents related to the work they do compared with their male counterparts – including in fields such as healthcare, where women dominate – data suggests.This gender gap may help to explain well-documented disparities in the apparent contributions of male and female scientists – such as that ofRosalind Franklin, whose pivotal contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA initially went unrecognised because she was not cited on the core Nature article byJames Watson and Francis Crick.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: UK news Science Women Society Medical research Academics Work & careers Source Type: news