Newsflash: gender equality in science not yet quite achieved.
Joolya from Naked Under My Lab Coat notes how the "Dr." honorific seems to mysteriously disappear when it's attached to a woman's name.
Dr. Free-Ride, with an assist from Pandagon, suggests that women can be nerds, too.
Nerds or not, though, I'd suggest treating them with politeness. Otherwise they will kick your ass.
