Go to the nomorematildas.com webpage for more info
"Can you image what would have happened if Einstein had been born a woman? Well, that most likely we would not know who Einstein is today. Because probably, all the credit for her discoveries would have been taken by a fellow male researcher.. or even by her own husband. This phenomenon, known as the Matilda Effect in honor of Matilda Joslyn Gage, who was the first activist to denounce it, highlighting the injustice of systematically ignoring the findings of brilliant woman scientist throughout history"
I'm extremely grateful to have in my life so many talented, beautiful, passionated and strong female friends and colleagues