
Improving Recognition Through Awards: How to Mitigate Bias in Awards
Regardless of whether one’s STEM career pathway is in academia, government, or industry, awards are important indicators of career success.

Regardless of whether one’s STEM career pathway is in academia, government, or industry, awards are important indicators of career success.

Awards are important markers of success in any career, and in academia they can play an important role in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions.

One area in which female scientists still have to confront sexism (Nature 468, 733; 2010) is in scholarly awards: women win fewer. Scientific societies must
examine practices for selecting awardees.

Science is stratified, with an unequal distribution of research facilities and rewards among scientists.
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