April 7, 2016 Sarah Banchefsky For decades much has been written that many people - regardless of gender 鈥 believe that femininity in woman is seen as incompatible with being a scientist. Now two new CU-麻豆影院 studies confirm that there is a bias as to whether an attractive, feminine looking woman can be taken seriously as a scientist, says Sarah Banchefsky, a research associate in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.