How Gender and Race Stereotypes Impact the Advancement of Scholars in STEM: Professors’ Biased Evaluations of Physics and Biology Post-Doctoral Candidates

• Published in: Sex roles Vol. 82; no. 3-4; pp. 127 - 141
• Main Authors: Eaton, Asia A., Saunders, Jessica F., Jacobson, Ryan K., West, Keon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Between-subjects design; Bias; Biology; Black people; Candidates; College faculty; Competence; Disproportionate Representation; Doctoral Students; Females; Gender; Gender stereotypes; Gender Studies; Intersectionality; Medicine/Public Health; Minority groups; Original Article; Physics; Psychology; Race; Racial Bias; Racial discrimination; Racial Factors; Research design; Sociology; STEM education; Stereotypes; Universities; Women; United States > US; Gender gap; Prejudice; Intersectionality; Racial discrimination; Academic settings; STEM

The current study examines how intersecting stereotypes about gender and race influence faculty perceptions of post-doctoral candidates in STEM fields in the United States. Using a fully-crossed, between-subjects experimental design, biology and physics professors ( n  = 251) from eight large, publi...