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Steps you can take to avoid gender bias in recommendation letters

Posted on 17 October 2017 by Anne Harrington

We all do it, without even thinking about it. We gravitate to different types of words and expressions when describing women's accomplishments than when we talk about men's. Our scrips […]

On Implicit Bias and Gender Discrimination in Academic Promotion

Posted on 9 September 2017 by Anne Harrington

Reposting from the blog at LSE: "The ostensibly objective criteria outlined in many Key Performance Indicators of excellence can become highly subjective and gendered when applied in practice." O’Connor and […]