Peer review is valued in higher education, but also widely criticized in terms of potential
biases, particularly gender. We evaluate gender differences in peer reviews of grant …

Peer review serves a gatekeeper role, the final arbiter of what is valued in academia, but is
widely criticized in terms of potential biases—particularly in relation to gender. In this …

Narrative reviews of peer review research have concluded that there is negligible evidence
of gender bias in the awarding of grants based on peer review. Here, we report the findings …

Objective To review the literature on strategies implemented or identified to prevent or
reduce gender bias in peer review of research grants. Methods Studies of any type of …

The growing literature on gender inequality in academia attests to the challenge that awaits
female researchers during their academic careers. However, research has not yet …

One of the most frequently voiced criticisms of the peer review process is gender bias. In this
study we evaluated the grant peer review process (external reviewers' ratings, and board of …

Objectives To examine whether the gender of applicants and peer reviewers and other
factors influence peer review of grant proposals submitted to a national funding agency …

BACKGROUND: Peer review is used to determine what research is funded and published,
yet little is known about its effectiveness, and it is suspected that there may be biases. We …

In this article we evaluate the peer review process used to fund Australian university
research across all disciplines. Peer reviews of research proposals (2,989 proposals, 6,233 …

Background Differential participation and success in grant applications may contribute to
women's lesser representation in the sciences. This study's objective was to conduct a …