Vincent Traag and Ludo Waltman

Vincent Traag (pictured) is a senior researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of Leiden University in the Netherlands. Ludo Waltman is professor of quantitative science studies at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University.

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What Constitutes Gender Bias In Academia?

Researchers regularly observe gender differences in favor of men in various parts of academia, such as fewer women in senior academic positions, fewer publications, lower citations rates and lower funding of women. However, researchers also observe differences in favor of women, such as more women being elected in NAS, more favorable peer review and higher funding rates of women.

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