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2026-07-07 14:09 UTC

Update. "There is no clear evidence of systemic gender differences in funding success rates. However…if funding rates do not show gender differences, there are still clear gender differences in the system overall, with women representing only 36% of all applicants. Moreover, the paper warns against concluding that gender bias is absent simply because funding rates appear equal." https://researchonresearch.org/new-rori-study-finds-no-gender-differences-in-funding-rates-but-warns-equal-numbers-can-mask-bias/ Primary source https://rori.figshare.com/articles/preprint/How_do_grant_application_criteria_influence_gender_differences_in_research_funding_RoRI_Working_Paper_No_22_/32881505 #Funding #Gender #GenderBias

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@petersuber@fediscience.org 2026-07-12 19:04

Update. In Spanish cancer research, "the number of papers authored by men was greater than that authored by women, although there was a gradual trend towards parity. Interestingly, the two most prolific authors are women, and women have larger co-authorship networks than men do. Funding is an important factor in determining whether an article is published in the first or second quartile [of #JIF journals], as is collaboration between two or more countries. However, the percentage of women and preferred authorship does not determine the [citation] impact of a publication, and as the percentage of women increases, the citation count decreases." https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leap.2086 #Gender #GenderBias

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