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Greater visibility of women researchers may reduce gender gaps in self-efficacy beliefs, while influencing men graduate students’ perceptions of academic careers, per study of almost 400 participants

05.27.26 | PLOS

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Greater visibility of women researchers may reduce gender gaps in self-efficacy beliefs, while influencing men graduate students’ perceptions of academic careers, per study of almost 400 participants

Article URL : https://plos.io/4wBAuVq

Article title: When Matilda shows up: The double-edged impact of women researchers’ media visibility in management science.

Author countries: France, Canada.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0348097

When Matilda shows up: The double-edged impact of women researchers’ media visibility in management science

27-May-2026

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Keywords

Gender Studies Science Careers Scientific Community Social Research Social Sciences Sociology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0348097
Article Publication Date
2026-05-27
Article Title
When Matilda shows up: The double-edged impact of women researchers’ media visibility in management science
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2026, May 27). Greater visibility of women researchers may reduce gender gaps in self-efficacy beliefs, while influencing men graduate students’ perceptions of academic careers, per study of almost 400 participants. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4Y5GDL/greater-visibility-of-women-researchers-may-reduce-gender-gaps-in-self-efficacy-beliefs-while-influencing-men-graduate-students-perceptions-of-academic-careers-per-study-of-almost-400-participants.html
MLA:
"Greater visibility of women researchers may reduce gender gaps in self-efficacy beliefs, while influencing men graduate students’ perceptions of academic careers, per study of almost 400 participants." Brightsurf News, May. 27 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4Y5GDL/greater-visibility-of-women-researchers-may-reduce-gender-gaps-in-self-efficacy-beliefs-while-influencing-men-graduate-students-perceptions-of-academic-careers-per-study-of-almost-400-participants.html.