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Gender bias in academia: A lifetime problem that needs solutions

  • Anaïs Llorens*
  • , Athina Tzovara*
  • , Ludovic Bellier
  • , Ilina Bhaya-Grossman
  • , Aurélie Bidet-Caulet
  • , William K. Chang
  • , Zachariah R. Cross
  • , Rosa Dominguez-Faus
  • , Adeen Flinker
  • , Yvonne Fonken
  • , Mark A. Gorenstein
  • , Chris Holdgraf
  • , Colin W. Hoy
  • , Maria V. Ivanova
  • , Richard T. Jimenez
  • , Soyeon Jun
  • , Julia W.Y. Kam
  • , Celeste Kidd
  • , Enitan Marcelle
  • , Deborah Marciano
  • Stephanie Martin, Nicholas E. Myers, Karita Ojala, Anat Perry, Pedro Pinheiro-Chagas, Stephanie K. Riès, Ignacio Saez, Ivan Skelin, Katarina Slama, Brooke Staveland, Danielle S. Bassett, Elizabeth A. Buffalo, Adrienne L. Fairhall, Nancy J. Kopell, Laura J. Kray, Jack J. Lin, Anna C. Nobre, Dylan Riley, Anne Kristin Solbakk, Joni D. Wallis, Xiao Jing Wang, Shlomit Yuval-Greenberg, Sabine Kastner, Robert T. Knight, Nina F. Dronkers
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Despite increased awareness of the lack of gender equity in academia and a growing number of initiatives to address issues of diversity, change is slow, and inequalities remain. A major source of inequity is gender bias, which has a substantial negative impact on the careers, work-life balance, and mental health of underrepresented groups in science. Here, we argue that gender bias is not a single problem but manifests as a collection of distinct issues that impact researchers’ lives. We disentangle these facets and propose concrete solutions that can be adopted by individuals, academic institutions, and society.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2047-2074
Number of pages28
JournalNeuron
Volume109
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Jul 2021

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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