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Is there gender bias in research fellowships awarded by the NHMRC?
Author(s) -
Ward Jeanette E,
Donnelly Neil
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123438.x
Subject(s) - gender bias , selection bias , psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , medical education , family medicine , medicine , gynecology , demography , social psychology , computer science , sociology , pathology , artificial intelligence
Objective To assess whether there is gender bias in the allocation of research fellowships granted by the Research Fellowships Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council. Data sources Anonymous data from applications for a research fellowship from 1994 to 1997. Results More men than women apply for research fellowships (sex ratio, 2.5: 1), but there is no difference in the proportion of male or female applicants who succeed in their application. Among new applicants, men tend to apply for a higher level of fellowship than women. Conclusions Lack of data about the numbers of eligible men and women means that we cannot draw conclusions about self‐selection biases among potential applicants. However, the selection procedures of the Committee appear to be unbiased. The gender of applicants does not influence the outcome of their application.