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Research: Gender bias in scholarly peer review. Peer review is the cornerstone of scholarly publishing and it is essential that peer reviewers are appointed on the basis of their expertise alone. However, it is difficult to check for any bias in the peer-review process because the identity of peer reviewers generally remains confidential.

Organisations have a key role in enabling all researchers – regardless of gender, career stage or field of research – to realise their optimum potential. Science europe is dedicated to improving the research environment for all researchers in europe and thus this topic is also reflected in the Science europe roadmap.

Working towards gender equality is an essential part of European research and innovation policy. Since 2003, the She Figures have monitored new developments related to careers, decision-making and, most recently, how the gender dimension is considered in research and innovation content.