Matilda effect

bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists
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Matilda effect

Summary

Matilda effect is a social phenomenon[1]. It draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (social_phenomenon category, ranking #13 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Matilda effect is the creator of Margaret W. Rossiter[3].
  • Matilda effect's instance of is recorded as social phenomenon[4].
  • Matilda effect's instance of is recorded as bias[5].
  • Matilda Joslyn Gage is named after Matilda effect[6].
  • Matilda effect's subclass of is recorded as Cryptogyny[7].
  • Matilda effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6hfyw[8].
  • Matilda effect's facet of is recorded as women in science[9].
  • Matilda effect's described by source is recorded as The Matthew Matilda effect in science[10].
  • Matilda effect's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[11].
  • Matilda effect's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as effekt-matil-dy-55fd77[12].

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Works and Contributions

Matilda effect is the creator of Margaret W. Rossiter[3].

Why It Matters

Matilda effect draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (social_phenomenon category, ranking #13 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . nationalgeographic.com.es. Retrieved . nationalgeographic.com.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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