Students’ gender affects how they are perceived and treated by science faculty members, according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. When presented with identical applicants who differed only by their gender, science faculty members evaluated the male student as superior, were more likely to hire him, paid him more money, and offered him more career mentoring, researchers found. Corinne Moss-Racusin of Yale University, lead author of the study, discusses these latest findings and offers tips for reducing gender bias within academia in the latest PSP Connections blog.
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Students’ gender affects how they are perceived and treated by science faculty members, according to a new study published this week in the