I am brimming with pride to share our latest paper, led by undergraduate superstar @KatietheeRock, on women in #herpetology. Thank you @HerpLeague for devoting the cover of this issue to celebrating #HERpetologists from across the globe, at all career stages. 1/

In this paper, we found that while women are still underrepresented as authors on herp papers, things are changing. Even in just the last decade, the numbers rose from about 27% of all authors to about 35%. Check out the paper for differences among taxonomic groups. 2/

We also looked at papers on lizards and snakes for the past 50 years (why only &? Because it took FOREVER- read all about it in the paper) and WOW! Authorship by women has risen from about 10% to 35% in just those years. 3/

Other cool results: Papers with female first authors and with male last authors were cited the most. 4/

My favorite result: papers with female first or last authors had WAY more female co-authors than papers with male authors in these lead roles. #HERpers unite! 5/

This paper is timely because women in herpetology have been talked down to, spoken over, told we can't do it, harassed, even assaulted for decades. We have seen harassers get the grants, the limelight, even the awards. NO LONGER. Our science speaks for itself. 6/

Want to hear some #HERper stories? Check out this amazing thread and paper by @Herpomania and @crazy_chipkali. 7/ https://twitter.com/Herpomania/status/1377814307090563076

What can you do?? Encourage the #HERpers in your life. (Basically, do what you can do to be like @ToadallyPriya in every way and you'll be winning.) 8/ https://twitter.com/ToadallyPriya/status/1300607649726246914

Want to read our paper? Check it out at https://doi.org/10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.1. If you can't get it, email me at [email protected] for a copy.

JUST SAW THIS!! More on women in herpetology! #herpetALLogy https://twitter.com/ItzueCS/status/1381018115094540291