The prediction, in brief:

Women in science worry that these “private” network exchanges of research results serve to reinforce the “Old Boy Network” in scientific research circles, especially given the overwhelmingly male demographics of e-mail and newsgroup users

Predictor: Ginzberg, Ruth

Prediction, in context:

In his 1993 article on the way professional researchers segregate themselves into private networks, sometimes called “invisible colleges,” online, Mike Holderness quotes Ruth Ginzberg. Holderness writes:”‘Women in science worry that these ‘private’ network exchanges of research results serve to reinforce the ‘Old Boy Network’ in scientific research circles, especially given the overwhelmingly male demographics of e-mail and newsgroup users,’ said Ruth Ginzberg, an assistant professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University in the U.S.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1993

Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues

Subtopic: Digital Divide

Name of publication: Times (London) Higher Education Supplement

Title, headline, chapter name: Greetings from the Twilight Zone

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.poptel.org.uk/nuj/mike/articles/the-invi.htm

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney