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Study: Female Scientists Don’t Get the Mentions They Deserve

A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that science research published by women doesn't get the same traction online as that published by male scientists. Results suggest that "while men’s scientific impact and collaboration networks are associated with higher visibility online, there are no universally identifiable facets associated with success for women," the paper says. "Our comprehensive empirical evidence indicates that the gender gap in online science dissemination is coupled with a lack of understanding the characteristics that are linked with female scholars’ success, which might hinder efforts to close the gender gap in visibility."