TIL about the Finkbeiner test, which requires that an article about a female scientist avoid gender bias by not mentioning several irrelevant aspects of her life, *including* that she is the "first woman to...". An unsharable FB post pointed out that if "..." is winning some award, that says more about the prize committee than about the woman.
#ScienceJournalism #ScienceAwards
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finkbeiner_test

The Breakthrough Prize is now accepting public nominations for the 2024 awards in Fundamental #Physics, #LifeSciences, & #Mathematics 🔬💊🏆

As a proud partner, ALLEA encourages the nomination of deserving individuals and teams from the #European scientific community. Let's recognise and showcase the outstanding contributions of European scientists to these fields 🌟

👉 https://allea.org/breakthrough-prize-opens-public-nominations-for-2024-prizes/

#BreakthroughPrize #ALLEA #ScienceAwards #EuropeanScience