Unearthing within-group inequality in science funding and careers highlights a new mechanism explaining the disadvantages faced by younger generations of women scientists.
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Liu, C.C., Yalcinkaya, B., Back, A.S. et al. The impact of gender diversity on junior versus senior biomedical scientists’ NIH research awards. Nat Biotechnol 42, 815–819 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02234-y
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