Reaction to bias
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Reaction to bias
What is this about?
Two post-docs, a man and a woman, are both working on new major proposals under the supervision of their professor. Only one of the proposals can be submitted. After much discussion, the professor selects the proposal of the female post-doc and invites the male post-doc to be co-PI with him. Being co-PI is major career opportunity. The question arises, why did the professor select the proposal of one post-doc (the female) and invite the other (the male) to be his co-PI?
