The Impact of Gender on Scientific Writing: An Observational Study of Grant Proposals

Women have been underrepresented in the biomedical field within academia, and this gap widens at each career step, including promotion to full professor.[1] Studies have shown that in academia, men's competencies, productivity, leadership potential, and work quality are consistently evaluated to be superior to women based on gender identification alone.[2 –5] There is also evidence that women earn lower salaries and receive fewer research grants.[6,7]
Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Source Type: research