Male scientists praise their own work more

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"According to a study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Olav Sorenson, male scientists are more likely than their women colleagues to use words like “novel,” “excellent,” and “unique” to describe their own work in the titles and abstracts of research articles.

"In a New York Times commentary, he and his co-authors write that this framing appears to lead to more citations and could contribute to gender disparities in hiring, promotion, pay, and funding."

Full article at Yale Insights: https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/male-scientists-praise-their-own-research-more