Assessing Gender Bias in Particle Physics and Social Science Recommendations for Academic Jobs

Assessing Gender Bias in Particle Physics and Social Science Recommendations for Academic Jobs

We investigated gender bias in letters of recommendation as a possible cause of the under-representation of women in Experimental Particle Physics (EPP), where about 15% of faculty are female—well below the 60% level in psychology and sociology. We analyzed 2206 letters in EPP and these two social s...

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Main Authors: Robert H. Bernstein, Michael W. Macy, Wendy M. Williams, Christopher J. Cameron, Sterling Chance Williams-Ceci, Stephen J. Ceci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Social Sciences
Subjects:
underrepresentation of women
gender bias in science
letters of recommendation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/2/74

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