This week EDI Task Group member Helen Gray has chosen ‘How gender and race stereotypes impact the advancement of scholars in STEM: Professors’ biased evaluations of physics and biology post-doctoral candidates.’ Eaton et al (2019).  

Helen, a postdoctoral research associate within the Animal Sciences group, comments “We discussed this paper as part of our Animal Science journal club. It sparked thought-provoking conversations about unconscious bias and racism, as well as leading to discussion about the recruitment process in academia and the pros and cons of making names available on CVs and application forms. I really recommend introducing literature such as this into your research group.”

Please have a read and see what you think – we’d love to hear your thoughts!