Female scholars more likely than male counterparts to be elected to prestigious US scientific societies
The NAS advises the nation on science and technology matters, whereas the American Academy honours research excellence. Election to the academies is considered one of the highest honours a researcher can receive.
Lead author David Card, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley, says that the boost does not seem to be due to an analogous increase in the number of potentially qualified female candidates for membership., NAS president Marcia McNutt says that the NAS does not reserve a set number of places in each year’s election for female scientists or other under-represented researchers.
Julia Lane, an economist at New York University who studies female representation in science, points out that the study assumes that male and female academy members face the same hurdles in getting published and cited. However, Lane says, research — including her own— shows that women face greater barriers in scientific enterprise than do their male counterparts and are less likely to receive credit for their work.
Card acknowledges that the study does not examine accomplishments beyond publications and citations, such as mentoring experience or journal editorships, that could help to set female scholars apart. It’s possible, he says, that consideration for academy membership might now account for these roles, resulting in the increase in female membership.
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