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sinclair_furie) wrote2006-03-09 03:58 pm
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Feminism.
Why are there so few women in science?
Terry blogs here, and this is what he said:
We're going to ask 180 men and 180 women to rate a scientific paper. The author will be given either a male name, a female name, or gender-neutral initials - the papers are otherwise identical.
Here are the results:
I am pissed now.
Why are there so few women in science?
Terry blogs here, and this is what he said:
We're going to ask 180 men and 180 women to rate a scientific paper. The author will be given either a male name, a female name, or gender-neutral initials - the papers are otherwise identical.
Here are the results:
| Article reviewed by: | John T. McKay | Joan T. McKay | J. T. McKay |
| Men | 77.5 | 50.0 | 57.5 |
| Women | 67.5 | 50.0 | 60.0 |
I am pissed now.
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