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E-Artikel
Titel:
Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference
Beteiligte:
Zhang, Junhanlu;
Torchet, Rachel;
Julienne, Hanna
Erschienen:
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023
Erschienen in:
PLOS ONE, 18 (2023) 6, Seite e0286811
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286811
ISSN:
1932-6203
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<jats:p>Success in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) remains influenced by race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Here, we focus on the impact of gender on question-asking behavior during the 2021 JOBIM virtual conference (Journées Ouvertes en Biologie et Mathématiques). We gathered quantitative and qualitative data including : demographic information, question asking motivations, live observations and interviews of participants. Quantitative analyses include unprecedented figures such as the fraction of the audience identifying as LGBTQIA+ and an increased attendance of women in virtual conferences. Although parity was reached in the audience, women asked half as many questions as men. This under-representation persisted after accounting for seniority of the asker. Interviews of participants highlighted several barriers to oral expression encountered by women and gender minorities : negative reactions to their speech, discouragement to pursue a career in research, and gender discrimination/sexual harassment. Informed by the study, <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/research_pasteur-jobim-2021-pilotproject-genderspeakingdifferencesin-academia-gender-equal-and-1-1.pdf" xlink:type="simple">guidelines</jats:ext-link> for conference organizers have been written. The story behind the making of this study has been highlighted in a <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04241-y" xlink:type="simple">Nature Career article</jats:ext-link>.</jats:p>