A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists

EMBO Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 982-987

  Ledin, Anna ^a   Bornmann, Lutz ^b   Gannon, Frank ^c   Wallon, Gerlind ^d  

^a ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d EMBO ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLICATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE;

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 35748961702     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7401109     Document Type: Review

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