Implicit Bias, Impostor Syndrome, Stereotype Threat etc.

Implicit Bias

Science's problem with unconscious bias- Chemistry World

Kit Chapman looks at how people are tackling the hidden biases holding sections of society back in pursuing a career in science

Since the first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 1901, only 2 women have won. This article discusses WHY this might happen and how bias may be involved. Click here.

Moved by the lack of women speakers at a conference on deep brain stimulation, Dr. Yael Niv and about 20 other female scientists started collecting data to let the numbers show implicit bias at many conferences across the country. See their findings here on their website, Bias Watch Neuro.

Female geoscientists are less likely to be described as excelling beyond other students than their male counterparts are, according to a study of recommendation letters for highly selective postdoctoral fellowships published today in Nature Geoscience. Recommendation Letters Reflect Gender Bias

There’s an enduring stereotype that women tend to be worse than men when it comes to spatial reasoning. Mentally rotating an object, coming up with strategies to maneuver a big piece of furniture through small corridors, giving directions through a city, navigating, even reading a map ― basically anything that requires visualizing and manipulating 3D objects is thought, by some, not to be women’s strong suit.

In a Twist To Years of Research, Women's Spatial Skills May Actually Be Fine, Huffington Post Article

Impostor Syndrome

How a Dean Got Over Impostor Syndrome- and Thinks you Can, Too

Duke Universities, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean Valerie Ashby talks about her experience dealing with Impostor Syndrome.