首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
职业资格
Female applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences were nearly half as likely to receive excellent letters of recommenda
Female applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences were nearly half as likely to receive excellent letters of recommenda
admin
2020-01-07
21
问题
Female applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences were nearly half as likely to receive excellent letters of recommendation, compared with their male counterparts. Christopher Intagliata reports.
As in many other fields, gender bias is widespread in the sciences. Men score higher starting salaries, have more mentoring, and have better odds of being hired. Studies show they’re also perceived as more competent than women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. And new research reveals that men are more likely to receive excellent letters of recommendation, too.
"Say, you know, this is the best student I’ve ever had," says Kuheli Dutt, a social scientist and diversity officer at Columbia University’s Lamont campus. "Compare those excellent letters with a merely good letter: ‘ The candidate was productive, or intelligent, or a solid scientist or something that’s clearly solid praise, ’ but nothing that singles out the candidate as exceptional or one of a kind. "
Dutt and her colleagues studied more than 1,200 letters of recommendation for postdoctoral positions in geoscience. They were all edited for gender and other identifying information, so Dutt and her team could assign them a score without knowing the gender of the student. They found that female applicants were only half as likely to get outstanding letters, compared with their male counterparts. That includes letters of recommendation from all over the world, and written by, yes, men and women. The findings are in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Dutt says they were not able to evaluate the actual scientific qualifications of the applicants using the data in the files. But she says the results still suggest women in geoscience are at a potential disadvantage from the very beginning of their careers starting with those less than outstanding letters of recommendation.
"We’re not trying to assign blame or criticize anyone or call anyone consciously sexist. Rather, the point is to use the results of this study to open up meaningful dialogues on implicit gender bias, be it at a departmental level or an institutional level or even a discipline level. " Which may lead to some recommendations for the letter writers themselves.
What do studies find about men and women in scientific research show?
选项
A、Women engaged in postdoctoral work are quickly catching up.
B、Fewer women are applying for postdoctoral positions due to gender bias.
C、Men are believed to be better able to excel in STEM disciplines.
D、Women who are keenly interested in STEM fields are often exceptional.
答案
C
解析
考查推理判断题。由第二段第二、三句可知,男性的起薪较高,能得到更多的指导,也有更大的受聘机率。研究表明,在STEM领域,他们也被认为比女性更有能力。由此可见,研究表明,在科研方面男性更擅长STEM学科。C项中的be better able to excel是对more competent的同义转述。故本题选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/tS3v777K
本试题收录于:
英语学科知识与教学能力题库教师资格分类
0
英语学科知识与教学能力
教师资格
相关试题推荐
近代中国铁路的设计或修筑都由外国人控制,20世纪初有一位杰出的铁路工程师,在他的主持下,中国人自己设计并修筑了第一条铁路干线,他是()。
托马斯.弗里德曼在《世界是平的:一部二十一世纪简史》一书中创造了一个新鲜术语“世界正被抹平”。其中提到“柏林墙的倒塌”、“互联时代的到来”等概念。根据这些信息判断,与“世界正被抹平”的相关因素不应包括()。
ThepronunciationoftheEnglishcontraction"don’t"is______.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTasuitablepre-listeningactivity?
Inthe1962movieLawrenceofArabia,onesceneshowsanAmericannewspaperreportereagerlysnappingphotosofmenlootingasa
Whichstageofthespeakinglessonistheleastcontrolledbyteachers?
Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswhere
Generallyspeaking,theairpollutionincitiesismoreseriousthan______inthecountry.
Cripplinghealthcarebills,longemergency-roomwaitsandtheinabilitytofindaprimarycarephysicianjustscratchthesurfa
Whenschoolwasout,Ihurriedtofindmysisterandgetoutoftheschoolyardbeforeseeinganybodyinmyclass.ButBarbaraa
随机试题
Here’sacommonscenariothatanynumberofentrepreneursfacetoday:you’retheCEOofasmallbusinessandthoughyou’remakin
新安全观的核心是【】
下列哪项不属于国家食品药品监督管理局履行的职责
A、远中颊角区B、下颌牙槽嵴C、后堤区D、下颌舌骨嵴E、上颌牙槽嵴全口义齿基托边缘不能伸展的区域是
以下有关叙述错误的是
在建立工程项目分解结构中,识别项目主要组成部分时要从便于实际管理和()方面考虑。
承包方按专用条款约定的时间向工程师提交已完工程量的报告,工程师接到报告后应在()天内按设计图纸核实已完工程量。
已完成股权分置改革的公司,按股份流通受限与否,可分为()。
(2019年新疆)关于地理分界线,下列说法正确的是()。
Youwillhearanotherfiverecordings.Foreachrecording,decidewhatopinioneachrecordingconveys.Writeoneletter(
最新回复
(
0
)