Collection

2013 EDI

Authors

Ardie D. Walser

Americans were 10 percentage points less likely than whites to receive funding (Ginther et al.).”• “In a national study, 238 academic psychologists (118 male, 120 female) evaluated a curriculum vitae randomly assigned a male or female name. Both male and female participants gave the male applicant better evaluations for teaching, research, and service experience and were more likely to hire the male than the female applicant (Steinpreis et al.).” Research on Bias and Assumptions, Eve Fine and Jo Handelsman, WISELI, 2012 Recommendations to reduce the influence of bias1. Increase the representation of women and underrepresented groups in the applicant pool2. Discuss research on bias and assumptions and ways to minimize their