Therefore, women have had to think differently, to connect the dots differently, connect different dots, and keep experimenting. That’s how Dr. Karikó developed her powerful technique for fighting disease that is saving millions, maybe billions, of lives today. It’s about how we define who is credible or qualified, and it’s costing lives. A 2009 study in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication found that “Gender Cues and Individual Motivations Influence Perceptions of Credibility. This International Women’s Day, the chaos of this pandemic economy presents an opportunity to broaden our definition of who is “credible” to enable many more potential solutions from female voices.

Source: Forbes March 08, 2021 14:37 UTC