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There is a gap in the number of scientific works produced by women and men in science with consequences for the retention and promotion of women in science. The gap could be a result of productivity differences or it could be due to women not being acknowledged. Women in research teams are less likely to be credited with their work than are men. Three different sources of data yielded the same results. Women are less likely to be named on any given article or patent produced by their team relative to their peers according to an analysis of the first source. There is a gender gap in most scientific fields. A survey of authors shows that women's scientific contributions are less likely to be recognized than men. According to the third source, qualitative responses, the reason is that their work is not known or appreciated. Some of the observed gender gap in scientific output may not be due to differences in scientific contribution, but to differences in the way they're attributed. This is a preview of what's to come.
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