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. 2007 Nov;8(11):982-7.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7401109.

A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists

Anna Ledin  1 , Lutz Bornmann, Frank Gannon, Gerlind Wallon
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A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists

Anna Ledin et al. EMBO Rep. 2007 Nov.
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The total impact factor of publications published between 1993 and 1998 for the applicants to EMBO's Long-Term Fellowship programme in 1998. The total impact factor for each applicant is plotted against their Long-Term Fellowship (LTF) score, which is the average score given to each applicant by the ten fellowship committee members.
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