Research has suggested female scientists are publishing less than their male counterparts, and that matters for fighting coronavirus and other diseases. Extra duties at home during the pandemic could be one reason why.
Many diseases, including Covid-19, can attack men and women in different ways. Why this is depends on a complex mix of biology and behavior that can be difficult to untangle.
But we do know that these differences are more likely to be considered if medical research involves female scientists, which makes the current state of scientific endeavor on Covid-19, where women are more underrepresented as authors than ever, all the more worrying.
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