Assessing Gender Bias in Particle Physics and Social Science Recommendations for Academic Jobs

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Bernstein, R H, Macy, M W, Cameron, C J, Williams-Ceci, S, Williams, W M, Ceci, S J
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 17.02.2022
• Subjects: Bias; Gender; Gender aspects; Human bias; Linguistics; Men; Particle physics; Physicists; Physics - Physics and Society; Social sciences; Women; Words (language)

We investigated 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 2,206 letters in EPP and these social s...