Why don't any women win Nobel science prizes?(theguardian.com)

Why don't any women win Nobel science prizes?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/06/women-win-nobel-science-prizes

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This article alleges that there may be a hidden bias against female scientists receiving Nobel prices. If the author had included a long list of female scientists that deserved a Nobel price, but did not receive one, it would have gone a lot further to making its case.

However it only names one (Vera Rubin [1]). However one possible case seems insufficient evidence to prove a bias here.

Not saying such a list cannot be drafted - just saying it's not presented here, and so it's hard to buy into the bias argument.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Rubin

FBISurveillance9 anni fa

Somehow this reminds me of that guy who landed spacecraft on a fucking comet yet got bullied for allegedly sexist shirt.

A bit of advice to journalists who try to spin this up: Sometimes it is what it is, and for Christ's sake let people do the real science and switch your focus to describing fascinating background of gravitational waves discovery instead of bullying Nobel Committee for not promoting minorities.

slimshady949 anni fa

This is a symptom that has to be fixed at the source. Minority prize winners would emerge on their own, if the academic and scientific community fix the funnel for women. Giving awards on quotas would be like giving treadmills to paraplegics.

curtisblaine9 anni fa

I don't like "affirmative action", but I particularly dislike it in science - science is too important to start handing out prizes in order to promote minorities.