# Matilda effect

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The ignorance or minimization of the role of women in science.

## Etymology
Named by Margaret W. Rossiter for Matilda J. Gage and patterned after the Matthew effect.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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