The Naming of Parasitic Worms is Sexist

Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist.

A team of scientists, led by parasitologist Robert Poulin, scoured studies in eight journals published between 2000 and 2020.

Around 2,900 species were discovered during that period - with 200 in 2007 alone.

However, of the 596 species named after eminent scientists, only 111, or 19%, recognised women, according to the experts from New Zealand's University of Otago.

And of 71 scientists honoured in the Latin names of two or more species, only eight were women.

Eight scientists who had lent their names to six or more species were men.

"We found a consistent gender bias among species named after eminent scientists, with male scientists being immortalised disproportionately more frequently than female scientists," said the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

https://news.sky.com/story/parasitic-worms-get-sucked-into-gender-bias-row-amid-claims-of-names-being-sexist-12610468

Who'd want to be named after a parasitic worm?    

I had a parasitic woman removed from my household last year. I think it's a travesty that women aren't recognized for their achievements.

lets start by naming one after nancy. i bring you the parasite, egg sucking salamander.

Hillary should have a blood sucking leech named after her.