Women in science
“In a woman, science is out of place.” Casanova (1725-1798).
Do you know one of the most stubborn prejudices about the intellectual abilities of women?
Their brain would be incapable of conceiving abstraction...
Ok…
We understand better why so few women appear in the rankings... Thus only 30 women have seen their scientific work crowned with the Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie was the first, in 1903 and 1911, followed by her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie in 1935, but the others remained in the shadows.
Regarding the Fields medal, we had to wait until 2014 for a woman to win it!
The recurrent and systemic denial, dispossession or minimization of women's contributions to scientific research, with their work often attributed to their male colleagues, has been theorized.
It's called the Mathilda effect.
Also, on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), at Flag we would like to honor our colleagues: Caroline, PhD in cardiac physiology Hélène, doctorate in materials engineering, Annie, master in statistical modeling of complex systems, theoretical and mathematical physics, Sophie, DEA in epidemiology and biostatistics, all passionate about science and innovation, to better serve you!
For your information, only 30 women have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Science while 772 men have been crowned.
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