Evolution of paleontology: Long-term gender trends in an earth-science discipline.

The article focuses on a study conducted to measure long-term trends in gender dynamics in paleontology as of November 2014 in the U.S. It informs that the data of the 2014 North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC) was analyzed under the study. Topics discussed include changing social patterns, increase in female authorship and propensity for female scientists.