Women in academic medicine have less influence on Twitter than men 

A new study finds that — consistent with representation trends in published work — men in academic medicine have more influence on Twitter than women in the field. In addition to published articles, Twitter and other social media platforms have emerged as a way for researchers to share their work. Looking at data from around 3,100 health researchers, about a third of whom were on Twitter, scientists found that women had, on average, half the number of followers of their male colleagues, and were also more likely to be followed by other women. At the same time, women researchers also had fewer likes and retweets per year, on average. These differences were largest among those who were full professors versus other academic positions.