Margaret Signorella
@msignorella.bsky.social
social psych prof; studies gender; uses stats; bad at bio blurbs; she/her
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On this day, I ruined the workplace.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
On this day, I ruined the workplace.
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Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community.
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A do-or-die moment for the scientific enterprise
Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”
reeserichardson.blog
August 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community.
reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...
reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...
Promoting local, county, and statewide candidates, including the crucial PA judge retention votes, at Westtown Twp, PA
October 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Promoting local, county, and statewide candidates, including the crucial PA judge retention votes, at Westtown Twp, PA
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The university president's letter is bananas, and anyone who sends such a letter should not be running an academic institution. A thread. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The university president's letter is bananas, and anyone who sends such a letter should not be running an academic institution. A thread. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
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Note per @jamalgreene.bsky.social that the legal reasoning is dubious at best, but that won't stop it from chilling free speech
September 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Note per @jamalgreene.bsky.social that the legal reasoning is dubious at best, but that won't stop it from chilling free speech
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Unfortunately, VERY RECENTLY the highly qualified SAC in Salt Lake city was ousted. Why? No doubt because she was a woman of color. You know, "DEI." No doubt a function of the Trump purge.
www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
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Meet the brand new special agent in charge of the FBI in Salt Lake City
Meet Shohini Sinha, the brand new special agent in charge and only the second female to head up the FBI Salt Lake Field Office, which also covers Idaho and Montana.
www.fox13now.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Unfortunately, VERY RECENTLY the highly qualified SAC in Salt Lake city was ousted. Why? No doubt because she was a woman of color. You know, "DEI." No doubt a function of the Trump purge.
www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
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Rossiter coined the term "Matilda effect" for when women's scientific work is attributed to men.
It was a twist on the "Matthew effect," famously attributed to Robert Merton, but actually studied jointly by Merton and his wife Harriet Zuckerman, who was denied co-authorship
It was a twist on the "Matthew effect," famously attributed to Robert Merton, but actually studied jointly by Merton and his wife Harriet Zuckerman, who was denied co-authorship
Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️
August 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Rossiter coined the term "Matilda effect" for when women's scientific work is attributed to men.
It was a twist on the "Matthew effect," famously attributed to Robert Merton, but actually studied jointly by Merton and his wife Harriet Zuckerman, who was denied co-authorship
It was a twist on the "Matthew effect," famously attributed to Robert Merton, but actually studied jointly by Merton and his wife Harriet Zuckerman, who was denied co-authorship
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Echoes of the Red Scare round ups of 1919-1920.
BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit against ICE for denying people access to lawyers and subjecting them to inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.
ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.
ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.
August 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Echoes of the Red Scare round ups of 1919-1920.
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If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
August 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
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A *huge* problem. It also includes search committee positions, review requests, letters of recommendation, P&T reviews (so, so many of these post tenure)—it goes on and on. And the social penalties for women saying no are so dramatically higher than when men say no.
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A *huge* problem. It also includes search committee positions, review requests, letters of recommendation, P&T reviews (so, so many of these post tenure)—it goes on and on. And the social penalties for women saying no are so dramatically higher than when men say no.
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“The gender-equality paradox entails that countries with more equality have larger gender differences in behavior. Positive associations between equality & gender differences disappear or reverse when accounting for cultural clusters of countries. The paradox appears to be a methodological artifact”
Simpson’s gender-equality paradox | PNAS
Several cross-country examinations have found larger gender differences in Western
countries. More recently, it has been argued, from an evolutiona...
www.pnas.org
June 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
“The gender-equality paradox entails that countries with more equality have larger gender differences in behavior. Positive associations between equality & gender differences disappear or reverse when accounting for cultural clusters of countries. The paradox appears to be a methodological artifact”
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I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!
Has a take action toolkit with:
1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points
Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.
www.savensf.com
Has a take action toolkit with:
1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points
Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.
www.savensf.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!
Has a take action toolkit with:
1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points
Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.
www.savensf.com
Has a take action toolkit with:
1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points
Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.
www.savensf.com
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Kash Patel's appointment as #FBI director draws parallels to William J. Burns, a 1920s FBI head known for targeting his political enemies. An FBI historian examines the similarities and potential implications for the bureau's independence. buff.ly/YrdTArm
@dmcharles.bsky.social, Penn State #polisky
@dmcharles.bsky.social, Penn State #polisky
The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director — an FBI historian explains
Some observers compare FBI Director Kash Patel to J. Edgar Hoover. A better historical match is the politically motivated William J. Burns.
buff.ly
March 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Kash Patel's appointment as #FBI director draws parallels to William J. Burns, a 1920s FBI head known for targeting his political enemies. An FBI historian examines the similarities and potential implications for the bureau's independence. buff.ly/YrdTArm
@dmcharles.bsky.social, Penn State #polisky
@dmcharles.bsky.social, Penn State #polisky
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The federally funded Vera Rubin Observatory has been hit by Trump's anti-DEI campaign.
Astronomy remains a male dominated field. Vera Rubin tried to get more women in.
"By Monday morning, a section of her online biography titled, “She advocated for women in science,” was gone."
Astronomy remains a male dominated field. Vera Rubin tried to get more women in.
"By Monday morning, a section of her online biography titled, “She advocated for women in science,” was gone."
February 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The federally funded Vera Rubin Observatory has been hit by Trump's anti-DEI campaign.
Astronomy remains a male dominated field. Vera Rubin tried to get more women in.
"By Monday morning, a section of her online biography titled, “She advocated for women in science,” was gone."
Astronomy remains a male dominated field. Vera Rubin tried to get more women in.
"By Monday morning, a section of her online biography titled, “She advocated for women in science,” was gone."
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Just spitballing, but things that could happen today:
*Court injunction protecting USAID
*Dems demand hearings on Musk's role
*Someone introduce articles of impeachment
*Dem officeholders go to USAID offices with USAID workers
*Refuse to conduct any more Senate confirmations until this is resolved
*Court injunction protecting USAID
*Dems demand hearings on Musk's role
*Someone introduce articles of impeachment
*Dem officeholders go to USAID offices with USAID workers
*Refuse to conduct any more Senate confirmations until this is resolved
February 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Just spitballing, but things that could happen today:
*Court injunction protecting USAID
*Dems demand hearings on Musk's role
*Someone introduce articles of impeachment
*Dem officeholders go to USAID offices with USAID workers
*Refuse to conduct any more Senate confirmations until this is resolved
*Court injunction protecting USAID
*Dems demand hearings on Musk's role
*Someone introduce articles of impeachment
*Dem officeholders go to USAID offices with USAID workers
*Refuse to conduct any more Senate confirmations until this is resolved
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1/I understand legit debate re: #DEI & whether pendulum swung too far, too quickly.
But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community.
See two covered areas? https://
But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community.
See two covered areas? https://
February 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
1/I understand legit debate re: #DEI & whether pendulum swung too far, too quickly.
But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community.
See two covered areas? https://
But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community.
See two covered areas? https://
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
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Dr. Margaret Strickland Collin’s studied termites, and was the first Black woman to earn PhD in entomology. siarchives.si.edu/blog/margare...
#BlackHistoryMonth #28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth #28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor
During this Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Transcription Center has been highlighting projects from women around the Smithsonian. Among these women is Margaret Collins, a pioneering scientist ...
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February 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dr. Margaret Strickland Collin’s studied termites, and was the first Black woman to earn PhD in entomology. siarchives.si.edu/blog/margare...
#BlackHistoryMonth #28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth #28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
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A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
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Do you know Daisy Roulland-Dussoix? She is one of the discoverers of restriction enzymes, who’s findings paved the way for the development of recombinant DNA and cloning technologies. Accordingly, the finding was rewarded with a #NobelPrize. But the prize didn’t go to her.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Do you know Daisy Roulland-Dussoix? She is one of the discoverers of restriction enzymes, who’s findings paved the way for the development of recombinant DNA and cloning technologies. Accordingly, the finding was rewarded with a #NobelPrize. But the prize didn’t go to her.
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What can be done:
@smotus.bsky.social on publicity stunts, lawsuits, and Congressional delays smotus.substack.com/p/what-might...
@kimlanelaw.bsky.social on civil society and state governments raising costs and delaying action podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
@smotus.bsky.social on publicity stunts, lawsuits, and Congressional delays smotus.substack.com/p/what-might...
@kimlanelaw.bsky.social on civil society and state governments raising costs and delaying action podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
February 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What can be done:
@smotus.bsky.social on publicity stunts, lawsuits, and Congressional delays smotus.substack.com/p/what-might...
@kimlanelaw.bsky.social on civil society and state governments raising costs and delaying action podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
@smotus.bsky.social on publicity stunts, lawsuits, and Congressional delays smotus.substack.com/p/what-might...
@kimlanelaw.bsky.social on civil society and state governments raising costs and delaying action podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
January 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
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Who Can Stop Elon’s ‘Team’ Wilding Its Way Throuhg the Federal Government? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/who-c...
Who Can Stop Elon’s ‘Team’ Wilding Its Way Throuhg the Federal Government?
Over the course of the last two weeks I’ve tried to drive...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Who Can Stop Elon’s ‘Team’ Wilding Its Way Throuhg the Federal Government? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/who-c...
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An unelected, erratic, ketamine-addled billionaire with far right/white nationalist views has taken control of the personnel and payment systems of the United States government. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole.
January 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An unelected, erratic, ketamine-addled billionaire with far right/white nationalist views has taken control of the personnel and payment systems of the United States government. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole.
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Vance Nomination Reignites Age-Old Question of Whether Women Should Be Allowed to Vote
His biggest donor once said women’s suffrage was bad for America. Let’s check the evidence.
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August 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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