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The growing literature on gender inequality in academia attests to the challenge that awaits female researchers during their academic careers. However, research has not yet conclusively resolved whether these biases persist during the peer review process of research grant funding and whether they impact respective funding decisions. Whereas many have argued for the existence of gender inequality in grant peer reviews and outcomes, others have demonstrated that gender equality is upheld during these processes. In the present paper, we illustrate how these opinions have come to such opposing conclusions and consider methodological and contextual factors that render these findings inconclusive. More specifically, we argue that a more comprehensive approach is needed to further the debate, encompassing individual and systemic biases as well as more global social barriers. We also argue that examining gender biases during the peer review process of research grant funding poses critical methodological challenges that deserve special attention. We conclude by providing directions for possible future research and more general considerations that may improve grant funding opportunities and career paths for female researchers., Author(s): Sayaka Sato [sup.1] , Pascal Mark Gygax [sup.1] , Julian Randall [sup.2] , Marianne Schmid Mast [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.8534.a, 0000 0004 0478 1713, Department of Psychology, University [...]

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A study examines the manner in which mental health workers who treat victims of sexual abuse provide appropriate care to the clients. Findings indicate that they are skeptical about traditional medical approaches to treat the clients and employ practical and exploratory mental health care approaches, in line with Michel Foucaults concepts of the processes of normalization and the care of the self.