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Scientists Enthusiastic About New Gender, Non-Binary Quotas for Research Funding

Scientists Enthusiastic About New Gender, Non-Binary Quotas for Research Funding
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Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
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10/24/2022|Updated: 10/24/2022
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The Australian Academy of Sciences has thrown its support behind a new quota system dealing with “gender inequities” in the distribution of research grants—despite repeated concerns from commentators that gender quotas do not produce meaningful outcomes.

In a “new intervention”, the country’s health and medical research funding body, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), has pledged to provide an equal number of Investigator Grants to women and men.

Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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