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Bungleau · 09-23-2003, 10:02 PM

I believe there's another aspect that comes into play when talking about these "discoveries"...

... Specifically, who did the discovering, and who got credit for it? I recall one of my university profs talking about how one of his professors had to write a paper, so he gave a bunch of data to a bunch of students and had them mine through it, looking for anything of apparent significance. Who gets the credit -- the one who did the work, or the one whose name is on the paper?

I will also add that the opportunities for women to contribute in these areas has been greater in recent years. A more significant statistic (where did that Disraeli quote go?) would be the percentage of discoveries attributed to a person of a gender related to the percentage of people in their gender in the field. So if women came up with 1% of the discoveries, but only represented 1% of the "laborers", that would put them on par with men.

Ah, there's that quote: Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

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09-23-2003, 10:02 PM	#44
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	I believe there's another aspect that comes into play when talking about these "discoveries"... ... Specifically, who did the discovering, and who got credit for it? I recall one of my university profs talking about how one of his professors had to write a paper, so he gave a bunch of data to a bunch of students and had them mine through it, looking for anything of apparent significance. Who gets the credit -- the one who did the work, or the one whose name is on the paper? I will also add that the opportunities for women to contribute in these areas has been greater in recent years. A more significant statistic (where did that Disraeli quote go?) would be the percentage of discoveries attributed to a person of a gender related to the percentage of people in their gender in the field. So if women came up with 1% of the discoveries, but only represented 1% of the "laborers", that would put them on par with men. Ah, there's that quote: Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Next! __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.