For neuroscientists and researchers in general, a checklist for eliminating gender bias

(University of California - Berkeley) In a new paper in Neuron, 45 neuroscientists review the extensive literature on gender bias in academia -- the forms it takes and suggested remedies -- and compile a comprehensive checklist of interventions that can help eliminate bias. Some are straightforward, but the overall message is that there are many steps individuals, PIs, universities and research institutes, funding agencies and journal editors can take to achieve equity and diversity within neuroscience and the research community in general.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news