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Matilda effect

Matilda effect proper noun: the ignorance or minimization of the role of women in science.

Proper noun

the Matilda effect

  1. The ignorance or minimization of the role of women in science.
    • Since this systematic bias in scientific information and recognition practices fits the second half of Matthew 13:12 in the Bible, which refers to the under-recognition accorded to those who have little to start with, it is suggested that sociologists of science and knowledge can add to the...1993 May 1, Margaret W. Rossiter, “The Matthew Matilda Effect in Science”, in Social Studies of Science, volume 23, →DOI, pages 325–341

Matilda effect meaning in Arabic

Matilda effect in Arabic

minimization of women in science
تَأْثِير مَاتِيلْدَا taʔṯīr mātīldā

Origin of Matilda effect

Named by Margaret W. Rossiter for Matilda J. Gage and patterned after the Matthew effect.

Questions about Matilda effect

What does Matilda effect mean?
Matilda effect means the ignorance or minimization of the role of women in science.
What is Matilda effect in Arabic?
Matilda effect in Arabic is تَأْثِير مَاتِيلْدَا (taʔṯīr mātīldā). See Matilda effect meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Matilda effect?
Matilda effect is a proper noun.

Words near Matilda effect in the dictionary

  1. matier
  2. maties
  3. matiest
  4. Matignon
  5. matilda
  6. Matilda effect
  7. matildas
  8. Matildine
  9. matildite
  10. Matilija
  11. Matilija poppies

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