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GoingBlindtoSeetheStars:RemovingPINameDecreasesGenderBiasinHubbleProposal
Ratings
Stefanie K. JohnsonUniversity of Colorado-Boulder
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BackgroundGenderdiversityleadstogreaterinnovation
Womenrepresentonly28%ofallS&Eoccupations
Evidencethatbiasagainstwomendoesexist
Institutionalforces– genderroleexpectationsandavailablerolemodels
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BlindingHubbleimplementedblindingprocedureNostudieshavetestedimpactofblindingprocedures
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MethodQuasi-experimentalfieldstudy
InvestigatetheeffectsofHubbleblinding
Cycle21andCycle24
Onlyabout20%ofapplicationsreceiveaccess
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HSTVisitTworesearchersattendedthe2017TACmeeting
Qualitativeapproach
Blindingremovedfirstname(leavinginitial)anddidnotidentifyPI
Focusedoncontentandtoneofconversations
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QualitativeApproachObserved13ofthe16panelsacrossthreedays
Recordednotesonapplicationconversations
Observedthat50%ofapplicationconversationsincludesomementionofthePIorteam
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ThePIandTeam“He[referringtotheauthor]isverywellqualified”
“Mygrouphasbenefittedalotfrompreviousworkfromthisteam”
Panelmembersevenpulledupresearcharticlesbytheteamandnotedtheirhighcitationcount
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Recommendations• Fullyblindtheapplications
• Authorguidelines
• Separateevaluationofscienceandmanagement
• Moretrainingforpanelchairs
• Trainingonuseofscaleanddisucssions