Male Professors Automatically Get Better Reviews - Gina Belli, PayScale

In any profession, performance evaluations matter. Just as a year-end review might be utilized by management to make decisions about salary, assigned duties, and general competency, professor's assessments (including the course evaluations filled out by students) are used to make hiring, promotion, and even tenure decisions. Now, new research suggests what many have long suspected: male professors automatically receive better reviews than female professors. http://www.payscale.com/career-news/2014/12/male-professors-automatically-get-better-reviews