Enlightened Émilie: The 18th Century Feminist Before Feminism
By Ed Rampell Of Femmes, Physics and Philosophes There is some encouraging chatter about the steady closing of the gender gap in the sciences, despite a 2012 Yale University study which concluded that: "Presented with identical summaries of the accomplishments of two imaginary applicants, professors at six major research institutions were significantly more willing to offer the man a job. If they did hire the wom…