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Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference
Success in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) remains influenced by race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Here, we focus on the impact of gender on question-asking behavior during the 2021 JOBIM virtual conference (Journées Ouvertes en Biologie et Mathématiques). We gathered quantit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10246795/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37285372 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286811 |
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author | Zhang, Junhanlu Torchet, Rachel Julienne, Hanna |
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description | Success in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) remains influenced by race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Here, we focus on the impact of gender on question-asking behavior during the 2021 JOBIM virtual conference (Journées Ouvertes en Biologie et Mathématiques). We gathered quantitative and qualitative data including : demographic information, question asking motivations, live observations and interviews of participants. Quantitative analyses include unprecedented figures such as the fraction of the audience identifying as LGBTQIA+ and an increased attendance of women in virtual conferences. Although parity was reached in the audience, women asked half as many questions as men. This under-representation persisted after accounting for seniority of the asker. Interviews of participants highlighted several barriers to oral expression encountered by women and gender minorities : negative reactions to their speech, discouragement to pursue a career in research, and gender discrimination/sexual harassment. Informed by the study, guidelines for conference organizers have been written. The story behind the making of this study has been highlighted in a Nature Career article. |
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spelling | pubmed-102467952023-06-08 Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference Zhang, Junhanlu Torchet, Rachel Julienne, Hanna PLoS One Research Article Success in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) remains influenced by race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Here, we focus on the impact of gender on question-asking behavior during the 2021 JOBIM virtual conference (Journées Ouvertes en Biologie et Mathématiques). We gathered quantitative and qualitative data including : demographic information, question asking motivations, live observations and interviews of participants. Quantitative analyses include unprecedented figures such as the fraction of the audience identifying as LGBTQIA+ and an increased attendance of women in virtual conferences. Although parity was reached in the audience, women asked half as many questions as men. This under-representation persisted after accounting for seniority of the asker. Interviews of participants highlighted several barriers to oral expression encountered by women and gender minorities : negative reactions to their speech, discouragement to pursue a career in research, and gender discrimination/sexual harassment. Informed by the study, guidelines for conference organizers have been written. The story behind the making of this study has been highlighted in a Nature Career article. Public Library of Science 2023-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10246795/ /pubmed/37285372 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286811 Text en © 2023 Zhang et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhang, Junhanlu Torchet, Rachel Julienne, Hanna Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference |
title | Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference |
title_full | Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference |
title_fullStr | Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference |
title_full_unstemmed | Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference |
title_short | Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference |
title_sort | gender-based disparities and biases in science: an observational study of a virtual conference |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10246795/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37285372 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286811 |
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