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> that the anti-female bias must be even stronger elsewhere Where does it mention that there is an overall anti-female bias?
by koonsolo 6y ago
> that the anti-female bias must be even stronger elsewhere
Where does it mention that there is an overall anti-female bias?
- throwaway894345 6y ago> Combating bias requires understanding how and where it manifests. In light of the substantial gender imbalance in real-world investments, our results suggest a larger-than-expected bias against female entrepreneurs in other settings. The reasoning appears to be something like, "Because there is a disparity, there must be an anti-female bias somewhere and since there's only a pro-female bias here, the elsewhere anti-female bias must be so strong as to overcome the pro-female bias here to produce the disparity". There seems to be an implicit assumption that disparities are proof of bias when in fact bias is one of many potential causes of disparities.
- koonsolo 6y agoIndeed. It can't be that hard to first look at all applications for funding, and then see which ones actually get funded. It wouldn't surprise me that there would be an overall pro-female bias. It wouldn't fit certain political agendas though.