Are you an ally for women in STEM By Enago Academy Feb 29, 2024 < 1 . min read . 🔊 Listen Enago Academy, "Are you an ally for women in STEM." Enago Academy. February 29, 2024. https://www.enago.com/academy/qsm_quiz/are-you-an-ally-for-women-in-stem/. Copy Take our "Are you an ally for women in research funding?" quiz to assess your responses to real-life scenarios and discover your score on the ally scale. Quiz What do you do? You are on a selection committee to award $1 million in research grants. When reviewing applicants, you notice that female primary investigators submitted only 20% of proposals, but their success rate is equal to that of male researchers. Nothing, the process seems fair as success rates are equal Ask if bias in the application process discouraged women from applying Let this instance go and then later advocate for more female representation Quiz What is your response? You hear a male selection committee member remark that a female applicant seems "too high risk" for a large grant. Say nothing to avoid confrontation Quietly score her proposal Respond that gender cannot play a role here and all judgments should be evidence-based Quiz What action do you take? You are part of a research team where female members consistently have their ideas dismissed during meetings, while similar suggestions from male colleagues are met with approval. Stay silent, assuming that speaking up may create tension within the team Privately approach the team members to make them aware of their actions Address their dismissive behaviour and highlight the contributions of female colleagues Fill the Details to Check Your Score Name Email Designation Subject Area Your Country Choose Your Country Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo The Democratic Republic of The Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote D'ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia The Former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Federated States of Moldova Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territory Occupied Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania United Republic of Thailand Timor-leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Time's up