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At the Solvay Conference on Physics in 1927, the only woman in attendance was Marie Curie (bottom row, third from left).
By EILEEN POLLACK
Published: October 3, 2013 770 Comments
Last summer, researchers at Yale published a study proving that physicists, chemists and biologists are likely to view a young male scientist more favorably than a woman with the same qualifications. Presented with identical summaries of the accomplishments of two imaginary applicants, professors at six major research institutions were significantly more willing to offer the man a job. If they did hire the woman, they set her salary, on average, nearly $4,000 lower than the man’s. Surprisingly, female scientists were as biased as their male counterparts.
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