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The problem
The problem is although 50 % of the population is women, yet…
based on a study;
“Despite recent progress, the gender gap appears likely to persist for generations, particularly in surgery, computer
science, physics, and maths. The gap is especially large in authorship positions associated with seniority, and
prestigious journals have fewer women authors. Additionally, we estimate that men are invited by journals to submit
papers at approximately double the rate of women.
Wealthy countries, notably Japan, Germany, and Switzerland, had fewer women authors than poorer ones. We
conclude that the STEMM gender gap will not close without further reforms in education, mentoring, and academic
publishing.”
• If no reforms undertaken, it will take 268 years to abolish gender gap in Physics
Mahinur S. Akkaya, DLUT, China The 2nd World Science and Technology Development Forum, Women in Science-November 9 th, 2020
