OpinionJuly 2, 2020
Why Does the Phrase ‘Woman Scientist’ Even Exist?
It’s ungrammatical—plus, it suggests we’re an exotic species. But it can also remind people that STEM isn’t just for men
Stories by Rachel Lance
Rachel Lance, Ph.D., is a woman scientist and the author of In the Waves: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine. She would like to thank her man friend Kevin for pointing two-noun woman phrases out to her, as she, too, used to use them accidentally.