gender bias

The Scientist spoke with University of California, San Francisco, neuroscientist Eleanor Palser about her study’s finding that women, especially those working outside the US, are underrepresented in some areas of academic publishing.

An analysis finds that reviewers are more likely to choose to be de-anonymized when their reviews are positive, suggesting instituting a fully open process might discourage negative feedback.

A response to Ada Hagan’s opinion piece suggesting that our study “compromises response to gender bias.”

A recent analysis that claimed no evidence of gender-based peer review outcomes fails to account for several factors.

An analysis of data from nearly 150 journals across scientific disciplines finds that, if anything, manuscripts authored by women are treated more favorably than those submitted by men.

A study makes policy recommendations to optimize citations, but critics say it fails to acknowledge that citations are a biased and narrow measure of scientific success.

Constantine Stratakis, who was due to lead an institute at McGill University Health Centre, was the subject of eight equal employment opportunity complaints at his last job at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Male researchers are more likely to describe their work in publications using positive superlatives than their female colleagues are, a habit tied to more citations.

As we await the announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners, it’s time to question why female scientists still lag behind their male colleagues.

A study finds women continue to be underrepresented among science, engineering, and math professors, despite making up more than half the student population in these fields.

If members don’t explicitly believe gender discrimination exists, they allow implicit stereotypes to sway their decision-making, according to a new analysis of real-world hiring decisions.

More turnover in the agency’s intramural program could boost diversity among laboratory leadership.

Young science professors, both men and women, say their institutions don’t support them with enough mentoring and resources yet ask them to teach sometimes up to 40 hours a week.

Katrina Miranda, seeking class-action status, alleges that women professors are paid less and passed over for promotions and resources.

The journal undertook a self-assessment, finding men have more success than women with all-male review panels.

A judge throws out several of researcher Beverly Emerson’s claims, but the case proceeds.

Activists are protesting imbalanced conferences, editorial boards, and other professional activities by refusing to join.

The paper’s authors say bias may nevertheless be present in other steps of the granting process.

An investigation of 2.7 million patent submissions in the U.S. finds gender disparities throughout the application process.