Women are underrepresented in prestigious science roles in many countries. This is also true in China, where they are less likely to succeed in election to the Chinese Academies of Sciences and Engineering — for reasons unrelated to scientific merit. Reform of election procedures is needed to foster gender balance.
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We thank M. Bagues, F. Chen, L. Gangadharan, J. Hirsch, D. Houser, A. Leibbrandt, R. Mujcic and Y. Sun for valuable comments on earlier versions of this work.
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Bao, Z., Huang, D. Reform scientific elections to improve gender equality. Nat Hum Behav 6, 478–479 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01322-w
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