The shape of the nodes can be varied to reflect a qualitative attribute of the node such as gender. Go to Properties|Nodes|Symbols|Shape|Attribute-based. Click on the Select Attribute pull down menu...

The shape of the nodes can be varied to reflect a qualitative attribute of the node such as gender. Go to Properties|Nodes|Symbols|Shape|Attribute-based. Click on the Select Attribute pull down menu and select Gender and click on the green check mark. There are five women researchers in the network. Do women researchers tend to collaborate with one another?