Reformers say this is mostly due to educator bias, if not outright discrimination. (educationnext.org)
While we're mostly (thankfully) past the days where women had to face outright discrimination and routinely fend off on - the - job advances (at least outside of, ahem, some industries), differing standards and expectations for women remain. (inc.com)
If state contracts have to be competitively bid and reviewed by the comptroller's office, what outright discrimination do they think is happening? (nystateofpolitics.com)