Scientists have paper on gender bias rejected because they're both women

4.5.15

Scientists have paper on gender bias rejected because they're both women: [dailylife.com.au]

This is actually what the guy said. An incredulous Dr Fiona Ingleby tweeted screenshots, because empirical evidence.

Reviewer’s conclusion: we should get a man’s name on MS to improve it (male colleagues had already read it) (2/4) pic.twitter.com/fhiyzNG0R8

— Fiona Ingleby (@FionaIngleby)
April 29, 2015

…and this is a bit hypocritical given the reviewer’s own ideological biases throughout the review, for example: (3/4) pic.twitter.com/aJ8aTIRdYL

— Fiona Ingleby (@FionaIngleby)
April 29, 2015

Journal has been given three weeks so far to
respond to our appeal. If there was ever an argument for double-blind
peer review… (4/4)

— Fiona Ingleby (@FionaIngleby)
April 29, 2015

After a significant social media backlash, the Public
Library of Science has accepted its reviewer's comments were out of
line, and promised to consider the appeal to the decision.

@FionaIngleby @PLOS regrets the tone, content and spirit of this review; your appeal is in process & we're reviewing the matter.

— PLOS (@PLOS)
April 29, 2015