« Have you wondered if the letter you are READING- or the letters you are WRITING – are inadvertently perpetuating implicit biases that could reduce the likelihood of the candidate getting a fair chance at the new opportunity? » so begins the “Gender Bias Calculator: Letters of Recommendation” page published by the ADVANCE group (Advancing Women in […]
Stefano Bianchini of UNISTRA and his colleagues have investigated the existence of gender bias in funding schemes. Their study contributes to explain the persistent under-representation of women in high academic positions, with important implications for the projects in which they are engaged, as well as their conditions of access to resources for doing research. For example, […]
The end of the year means for many of you the period of writing letters of recommendation, both for recent PhD graduates and for postdocs applying to competitions. Here are some tips for avoiding gender bias when writing a letter, et here are some good and bad examples of letters