There is a belief among some scholars that the writings which are thought to have been written by Theano were actually written but men who used this as a pseudonym. This is an extremely misogynistic belief that discredits the work of women in academia. To continue, for men to have published work under her name, it would have to be true that this would give them recognition for their work. This is not necessarily the case because even Theano’s own work has not been attributed to her, and she did not have as high of a social standing as Pythagoras. It is true that in the specific society that Pythagoras studied, women were considered to be equal, although in practice and in time, this is not found to be entirely true.