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My undergrad college physics professor (Fay Ajzenberg-Selove) introduced this metric back in the 50’s. She faced major sexism and bullshit claims against her pr
by jeffwass 7y ago
My undergrad college physics professor (Fay Ajzenberg-Selove) introduced this metric back in the 50’s. She faced major sexism and bullshit claims against her productivity, and had to use this metric to prove her detractors wrong, that she was as good as or better than most of her male colleagues in terms of performing useful and interesting research, to earn herself a faculty position.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Ajzenberg-Selove https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Ajzenberg-Selove
- jeffwass 7y agoDid I describe this wrong? Not sure why it got moderates down. Basically, my professor was one of the first female physicists trying to make it in a clearly male-dominated field nearly 60+ years ago. She was not offered jobs, or jobs at reduced salary vs male colleagues, being told her research was not as productive. She literally invented the concept of considering number of citations as a proof of impact, relevancy, and productivity, and showed that her work was better than most of her male colleagues. Only after she jumped through this hoop herself was she able to get a faculty position. Damn impressive of her.