Gender bias in academia: A lifetime problem that needs solutions

A Llorens, A Tzovara, L Bellier, I Bhaya-Grossman… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Despite increased awareness of the lack of gender equity in academia and a growing
number of initiatives to address issues of diversity, change is slow, and inequalities remain …

Gender in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: Issues, causes, solutions

TES Charlesworth, MR Banaji - Journal of Neuroscience, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
The landscape of gender in education and the workforce has shifted over the past decades:
women have made gains in representation, equitable pay, and recognition through awards …

Are gender gaps due to evaluations of the applicant or the science? A natural experiment at a national funding agency

HO Witteman, M Hendricks, S Straus, C Tannenbaum - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Across countries and disciplines, studies show male researchers receive more
research funding than their female peers. Because most studies have been observational, it …

Trends and comparison of female first authorship in high impact medical journals: observational study (1994-2014)

G Filardo, B Da Graca, DM Sass, BD Pollock, EB Smith… - bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Objective To examine changes in representation of women among first authors of original
research published in high impact general medical journals from 1994 to 2014 and …

The leaky pipeline in research grant peer review and funding decisions: challenges and future directions

S Sato, PM Gygax, J Randall, M Schmid Mast - Higher Education, 2021 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Gender-equal funding rates conceal unequal evaluations

T Bol, M de Vaan, A Van de Rijt - Research Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous studies have found little or no systematic differences in the rates at which female
and male scientists are awarded funding in international grant competitions. However, past …

Female authorship of covid-19 research in manuscripts submitted to 11 biomedical journals: cross sectional study

A Gayet-Ageron, KB Messaoud, M Richards, S Schroter - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To describe prominent authorship positions held by women and the overall
percentage of women co-authoring manuscripts submitted during the covid-19 pandemic …

Gender differences in grant and personnel award funding rates at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research based on research content area: A retrospective …

KEA Burns, SE Straus, K Liu, L Rizvi, G Guyatt - PLoS medicine, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Although women at all career stages are more likely to leave academia than
men, early-career women are a particularly high-risk group. Research supports that women …

The gender gap in NIH grant applications

TJ Ley, BH Hamilton - Science, 2008 - science.org
Mentored Early Career Awards (K08, K01, and K23). Many LRP holders will apply for K
series awards. K08 awards are predominantly applied for by MD's and MD/Ph. D.'s, and …

Analysis of National Institutes of Health R01 application critiques, impact, and criteria scores: does the sex of the principal investigator make a difference?

A Kaatz, YG Lee, A Potvien, W Magua, A Filut… - Academic …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Purpose Prior text analysis of R01 critiques suggested that female applicants may be
disadvantaged in National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review, particularly for renewals …