A new study reveals a stark disparity between male and female participation in departmental seminars which helps to explain the 'leaky pipeline' of female representation in academic careers. The observational study found that women are 2.5 times less likely to ask a question in seminars than men. User man_l, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 28 Sep 2018
"Women's visibility in academic seminars: women ask fewer questions than men" User SomeGuy58439, in the Discuss Gender Equality subreddit, 03 Dec 2017