Are academics more likely to answer emails from ‘Melissa’ or ‘Rahul’? The answer may not surprise you
theconversation.com
As our research shows, Australian academics responded differently to potential PhD students, depending on the racial background of their name.

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.

  • @themusicman
    4•2 hours ago

    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

    • RQG
      1•2 hours ago

      They also do not descriminate against evidence based on reliability.