I think there needs to be a solution to the racism shown by the research done here.
Note: I know that the article have “what we can do” section, but it does not propose any applicable solution.
We also found that, unlike similar US studies, there was no significant bias against female students. In fact, there was some evidence of positive bias, or preference, for female students.
And then, in the caption:
Our study found academics did not discriminate against potential candidates based on gender.
Some mild irony there
But in seriousness, really good to see this quantified, but sadly not a huge surprise
They also do not descriminate against evidence based on reliability.
Megan MacKenzie, the more junior author (at the time a senior lecturer), received calls threatening her with consequences for her career.
Why only mention the more junior author? Did the senior authors not get targeted? Did they receive different threats? There’s definitely an implication here and I’d rather not assume… :/
And how “funny” - when “outed” (and were they?) for being biased, the reaction was to be an absolute turd? Ugh.
