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Women Underrepresentation and Differential Outcomes at ASM Journals

1. While on the subject of Women underrepresentation in ASM despite their Ph.D. graduation rate being at 50%, why is it that the senior women at the organization are not doing much to boost the numbers (Hagan, et al., 2020, para 1)?
2. Could it be bias on gender that is causing the negative reviews in Microbiology research manuscripts by women (Hagan, et al., 2020, para 9)?
3. What could elevate the women representation more in authorship on microbial research in the different stages of authorship in reference to FIG S3 TIG File 0.2mb (Hagan, et al., 2020, para 11)?
4. Why has the ASM not considered aspirational model of filling leadership positions in STEM in regard to the 50% women Ph.D. graduation rate (Hagan, et al., 2020, para 17)?
5. What steps should be taken to properly fund women researchers in Mycology, and, what other methodologies can be applied other than the use of an algorithm to infer gender from first names to bar gender bias (Hagan, et al., 2020, para 31)?