The Plan to End Science’s Pernicious #Manel Problem
In the past few months, three high-profile science conferences have ignited internet ire for their lack of representation of women.
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Study Finds Large Share of Cases Involving Faculty Harassment of Graduate Students Are Serious
Study Finds Large Share of Cases Involving Faculty Harassment of Graduate Students Are Serious
New study of harassment of graduate students by faculty members suggests that the problem is worse -- both in level of offense and prevalence of repeat offenders -- than many believe.
Top Scientists Sue Salk Institute for Discrimination
Two top scientists are suing their employer, the Salk Institute, alleging that they and other women have suffered long-term gender discrimination at the renowned California research center.
Academia Needs to Confront Sexism
“My university's resources to combat abusive supervisors are laughably ineffective.”
Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity?
There are probably much better reasons for creating a diverse team and organization than boosting creativity.
Without Even Thinking
Implicit biases are pervasive and unavoidable. But they can be changed.
Can Fake Names Tease out NIH Reviewer Bias?
Study underway tests whether black and women applicants for NIH grants face discrimination.
Female Authors Get Fewer Citations in Astronomy
Papers with female first authors receive 10% fewer citations than comparable work published by men, according to a new study
How Women Mentors Make a Difference in Engineering
They act as a “social vaccine” that protects female students against negative stereotypes and gives them a sense of belonging.
Gender Equality Figures Promising but Not the Full Story
Relying just on numbers to assess gender equality is insufficient because companies and researchers are smart enough to game the system.
Countering Gender Bias at Conferences
Re-structuring presentation programmes could make meetings more accessible.
Women Make Up Just 15% of NASA’s Planetary Mission Science Teams
Here’s how the agency is trying to change that
Facebook Rejects Female Engineers’ Code More Often
Female engineers who work at Facebook may face gender bias that prevents their code from being accepted at the same rate as male counterparts, according to internal company studies disclosed today.
Relying on Women, Not Rewarding Them
New study suggests female professors outperform men in terms of service -- to their possible professional detriment.
We Need to Break Science out of Its Ivory Tower
We can overcome the tyranny of inaccessible science hardware by building a movement for equity in science.
Teaching Load Could Put Female Scientists at Career Disadvantage
Male scientists in the United Kingdom report teaching less than their female counterparts, while women and minorities tend to feel disadvantaged in their careers.
Silicon Valley’s Sexism Problem
Venture capitalists are bright, clannish and almost exclusively male
Minority Grad Students Less Likely to Submit Work for Publication
The results, from a survey of UC Berkeley students in the physical sciences and engineering, highlight a stumbling block for diversity and inclusion efforts—but also offer a potential bright spot
Gender Bias in Scholarly Peer Review
Using public information about the identities of 9000 editors and 43000 reviewers from the Frontiers series of journals, we show that women are underrepresented in the peer-review process.
Gender in the Global Research Landscape
Analysis of research performance through a gender lens across 20 years, 12 geographies, and 27 subject areas.
Gender Bias in Scholarly Peer Review
Gender-bias in peer reviewing might persist even when gender-equity is reached because both male and female editors operate with a same-gender preference whose characteristics differ by editor-gender.
Step Out Of The Lab and Engage
Last month I found myself sitting on a leather couch, my black dress smoothed over my knees, in a hushed wood-paneled room in Washington, D.C.
Gender Bias Distorts Peer Review Across Fields
Editors are more likely to select reviewers of the same gender.
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