Gender Bias

    Strategies to Prevent or Reduce Gender Bias in Peer Review of Research Grants: A Rapid Scoping Review

    Tricco AC, Thomas SM, Antony J, Rios P, Robson R, Pattani R, Ghassemi M, Sullivan S, Selvaratnam I, Tannenbaum C. Strategies to Prevent or Reduce Gender Bias in Peer Review of Research Grants: A Rapid Scoping Review. PloS one. 2017;12(1):e0169718. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169718

     

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    Bottom Line:

    • A paucity of studies evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to address gender bias during the peer review of grants was identified
    • Only one study was included, which evaluated gender-blinding of grant applications using an uncontrolled before/after design, and reported no differences in the proportion of successful female grant applicants

    Impact:

    • Commissioned by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research to inform training modules for peer reviewers
    Funding:

    Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

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    Date : 11 Aug 2017