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Re:"I couldn't move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers pena... by otteromkram on Saturday November 04, 2023 @12:58AM (#38138293)
> and the actual outcome is hurting women or people from a lower socioeconomic background.

Can we get a source on this claim?

My dodo brain remembers something like women earn more college degrees than men[0], especially at the postgraduate/terminal level.

[0] https://nces.ed.gov/FastFacts/display.asp?id=72

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Re:"I couldn't move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers pena... by lazyasciiart on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:27AM (#38138423)
An overall difference still means it is possible for this factor to be working against them.
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