Another fine example of junk journalism produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)!
This seems to be a popular subject as there is another similar research paper published March 2024 (see below).
Since I study machine learning & AI research, I can say that of the 451 leading researchers that I follow only 14 or 3% are women and I give female researchers a preferential treatment. Just to give one example of the reality regarding a very hot research area.
"... But a new study finds that benefit goes disproportionately to men, potentially widening existing gender gaps and shaping public perceptions of who counts as a researcher. In an analysis of 1.2 million news stories about scholarly research, men-led papers were found to receive more attention overall and were heavily overrepresented in the top 5% of most covered studies. Women-led papers, on the other hand, clustered at the bottom. ..."
From the abstract:
"Media coverage shapes public perception of science, yet gender bias can compromise its objectivity. Based on 1 million papers with 1.2 million media citations, we examine how the corresponding author’s gender relates to media citing scientific research. We reveal that more women-led papers receive at least one media mention in women-underrepresented fields, but they are cited less frequently across all fields. Women authors are underrepresented in national outlets and are more often reported by liberal media. Sentiment analysis shows that men-led papers are more often associated with positive sentiment in news text, while women-led papers elicit more negative sentiment."
Equity in Science Journalism: Investigating Gender Disparities in News Media Coverage of Scientific Research (no public access)
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