Sexism in Science
July 2022
Lautenberger DM, Dandar VM, Zhou Y. Understanding and addressing sexual harassment in academic medicine. AAMC 2022 Washington, DC
6-2-2022
Landry A. A betrayal of trust. Science. 2022 376:1130 PMID 35653480
7-30-2021
A geologist’s provides her take on calling out harassment and sexism in science.
PBS News Hour – Brief But Spectacular – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aspsUrjx6U
7-29-2021
Papers by women in elite medical journals are much less likely (up to half as likely) to be cited as are similar articles authored by men.
Reardon S. Fewer citations for female authors of medical research. Nature PMID: 34326513
7-28-2021
Not the Science Type: this is a four-part docuseries about four female scientists who confront stereotypes as they rise to prominence in their fields.
https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-ifthen-ambassadors-dr-ciara-sivels-and-dr-jessica-taaffe-featured-3m-documentary-not
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/state-of-science-index-survey/not-the-science-type/
5-15-2021
Peifer M. Looking back on a life of unacknowledged privilege and a call to action. Mol Biol Cell. 2021 32:1081 PMID 33983852
4-14-2021
PBS Nova – Picture a Scientist – https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/picture-a-scientist/
Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.
4-28-2020
Hofstra B, et al. The Diversity-Innovation Paradox in Science. PNAS PMID 32291335.
Underrepresented groups produce higher rates of scientific novelty. However, their novel contributions are devalued and discounted.
6-15-2018
Goyette SR. Hitting the wall. Science. 2018 360:1262 PMID 29903976
7-14-2017
A Postdoc Who Persisted. Academia needs to confront sexism. Science. 2017 357:222. PMID 28706076