GENDER BIAS GENDER BIAS and more GENDER BIAS
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⭃Due to organizations, like BiasWatchNeuro, who are dedicated to keeping track of the female to male ratios associated with many different points along a person's transition into and through academia, we have much concrete evidence that gender bias is present at almost every turn. Since 1990 50% of all neuroscience Ph.D.'s have been earned by women, yet only 39% of neuroscience faculty positions are women. Furthermore, less than 39% of corresponding/senior authors in neuroscience journals were women, suggesting a steep drop off inequality after obtaining the Ph.D and transitioning into a scientific career. How do we stop this decline? Could a double-blind review process be the answer? Check out Christophe Bernard's, "Gender Bias in Publishing: Double-Blind Reviewing as a Solution," editorial to learn more.
⭃"Threats to objectivity in peer review: the case of gender," by Dr.'s Kaatz, Gutierrez, and Carnes explain that all humans are prone to be biased at least some of the time. They say, "Scientists strive to be objective in their peer review of grant applications and manuscript submissions. Nevertheless, all humans are susceptible to biases in decision-making. To illustrate how cognitive bias unrelated to the merit of the science could influence scientific peer review we describe the potential impact of applicant gender on the judgment of reviewers." Check out the full article to learn more.
⭃Featured in Neuron, Marian Joels and Carol Mason write, "This year marks the first time that the largest Neuroscience societies in the U.S. and Europe are led by females. Here [article: "A Tale Of Two Sexes"] we discuss the challenges that women face in moving through the ranks of academia and propose ways to increase women's representation in the field."
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