Citation

Manrique P, Cao Z, Gabriel A, Horgan J, Gill P, Qi H, Restrepo EM, Johnson D, Wuchty S, Song C, Johnson N. Sci. Adv. 2016; 2(6): e1501742.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science)

DOI

10.1126/sciadv.1501742

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A popular stereotype is that women will play more minor roles than men as environments become more dangerous and aggressive. Our analysis of new longitudinal data sets from offline and online operational networks [for example, ISIS (Islamic State)] shows that although men dominate numerically, women emerge with superior network connectivity that can benefit the underlying system's robustness and survival. Our observations suggest new female-centric approaches that could be used to affect such networks. They also raise questions about how individual contributions in high-pressure systems are evaluated.
Women show superior connectivity to men in extreme networks, even though they are typically outnumbered.
Women show superior connectivity to men in extreme networks, even though they are typically outnumbered.

Language: en