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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social

The Matilda effect (men taking credit for women's work), credentialism (the mistaken belief that earning more credentials will cause women to be treated as professional equals), the harem effect (male scientists surrounding themselves with a competent but nonthreatening bevy of women)... 1/2

aug 31, 2025, 12:18 am • 57 25

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social

...AND the "'honorary man,' a term that described a woman whose achievements were so spectacular that they weren’t seen as reflecting on the general properties of women." Congratulations Dr. Rossiter - this is an obit worthy of your lifetime of work. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...

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