Male-led teams more likely to get Hubble Telescope time

Male-led teams more likely to get Hubble Telescope time
Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - A new study suggests a there's a gender bias in the approval process for research teams looking to use the Hubble Telescope. Researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the organization that runs the Hubble Space Telescope program, found that male-led proposals are more likely to be approved and granted time with the telescopes than female-led research projects. Only a ... more

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