"A study published in PNAS shows that science faculty members, both men and women, need to bring up their poor grades in gender bias.
The study. "Science Faculty's Subtle Gender Biases Favor Male Students," reveals people with hiring power in academic corridors
of the sciences may have notions about men versus women that have negative repercussions on academia's stated goals
of recruiting more women in the sciences."
Corinne A. Moss-Racusina, John F. Dovidio, Victoria L. Brescoll, Mark J. Grahama, and Jo Handelsman, study authors, represent cross disciplines
from departments of cellular and development biology, psychology, management, and psychiatry, at Yale University.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-marie-curie-home-science-faculty.html#jCp