"It's both a physical reality and a symbolic shock," says social scientist Gail Whiteman, who studies climate risks. "We are reaching the end of what we thought was a safe zone for humanity."
A study that tracked the scholarly publications of more than 86,000 scientists in 38 countries found that, 19 years after publishing their first paper, only 26% of female researchers in biological sciences continue their publishing careers, compared with 36% of men. "It's very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality," says information scientist Cassidy Sugimoto. "What this study shows is that that's not happening."
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