PhysgalMore on bias in student evals: "Role congruity theory shows that there are negative consequences for individuals who fail to fulfill society's expectations either by role or by behavior, and it often comes in the form of backlash." https://phys.org/news/2022-09-student-bias-female-professors.html via @[email protected]
Student evaluations show bias against female professors
Despite earning more than half of all doctoral degrees conferred in the U.S., women are significantly underrepresented in faculty positions at colleges and universities. This is particularly true in tenure-track and tenured positions, with women making up just over a third of all full professors. Women are also less likely to receive tenure or be promoted to full professor, a situation known as the academic "leaky pipeline," where women's representation continues to decline the further they advance in their careers. In male-dominated fields, like economics, the statistics are more drastic: Women represent only 17.5% of economics professors but earn 35% of economics graduate degrees.