Study: Women's credit in science doesn't match contributions

Image:  James Watson and Francis Crick (not Rosalind Franklin) getting all the initial glory for unlocking the structure of DNA may be the most famous example of how women’s contributions to science get overlooked. It certainly isn’t the only instance, however: many women scientists report having their work go un- or undercredited, and some say they’ve left science altogether as a result. While these anecdotes are powerful on their own, a new study pushes the conversation far beyond...