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- Q&A sessions after research talks are important for scientific discussions, but research shows that men participate more than women in these settings.
- In two studies conducted during conferences, it was found that women are less comfortable participating in Q&A, often fearing negative reactions and experiencing anxiety about asking questions.
- This gender disparity in participation could lead to men having more influence over scientific conversations and the direction of research.
Article Abstract
Question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions following research talks provide key opportunities for the audience to engage in scientific discourse. Gender inequities persist in academia, where women are underrepresented as faculty and their contributions are less valued than men's. In the present research, we tested how this gender difference translates to face-to-face Q&A-session participation and its psychological correlates. Across two studies examining participation in three conferences, men disproportionately participated in Q&A sessions in a live, recorded conference ( = 189 Q&A interactions), and women were less comfortable participating in Q&A sessions and more likely to fear backlash for their participation ( = 234 conference attendees). Additionally, women were more likely to hold back questions because of anxiety, whereas men were more likely to hold back questions to make space for others to participate. To the extent that men engage more than women in Q&A sessions, men may continue to have more influence over the direction of science.
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