diff --git a/content/05.discussion.md b/content/05.discussion.md index b36e2fd..3fe8627 100644 --- a/content/05.discussion.md +++ b/content/05.discussion.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ We then compared this to the authorship statistics from _Nature_'s papers and a We first looked at possible gender differences in quotes and found a large, but decreasing, gender gap when compared to the general population in all but one article type. Additionally, this result was consistent in articles written by journalists predicted to be women or men. We found that one column, "Career Feature", has an equal number of quotes from both genders, showing that gender parity is possible in science journalism. -This finding, coupled with the near equal number of articles written by male and female predicted journalists, argues for more diversity in topical coverage. +This finding, coupled with the near equal number of articles written by journalists predicted to be men or women, argues for more diversity in topical coverage. "Career Feature" articles highlight current topics relevant to working scientists and frequently highlight systemic issues with the scientific environment. This column allows space for marginalized people to critique the current state of affairs in science or share their personal stories. This type of content encourages the journalist to seek out a diverse set of primary sources. @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ This does, however, give us an indication that countries differ in their scienti --> Through our comprehensive analysis, we were able to quantify how recognized persons in news journalism vary by name origin and gender, then compare it to scientific publishing background rates. -While we found a significant gender disparity in comparison to the general population, the rate of female representation in scientific news is increasing and outpacing first and last authorships on scientific papers. +While we found a significant gender disparity compared to the general population, the rate of women's representation in scientific news is increasing and outpacing first and last authorships on scientific papers. Furthermore, we identified a significant reduction of quotes from scientists with a predicted East Asian name origin when compared to paper authorship and a significant but smaller reduction of cited authors with a predicted East Asian name origin in news content.