Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 3:30 pm — Hybrid:Bldg. 510, Large Seminar Room
Please note that coffee and cookies will be available in the Large Seminar Lounge starting 3 pm, in advance of the talk at 3:30 pm.
Abstract: We investigated [1] gender bias in letters of recommendation as a possible cause of the under-representation of women in Experimental Particle Physics (EPP), where about 15% of faculty are female—well below the 60% level in psychology and sociology. We analyzed 2206 letters in EPP and these two social sciences using standard lexical measures as well as two new measures: author status and an open-ended search for gendered language. In contrast to former studies, women were not depicted as more communal, less agentic, or less standout. Lexical measures revealed few gender differences in either discipline. The open-ended analysis revealed disparities favoring women in social science and men in EPP. However, female EPP candidates were characterized as "brilliant" in nearly three times as many letters as were men.
References: [1] https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/2/74/html
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