«The origin of this productivity gap seems unlikely to be
related to inherent differences in talent or
effort,» the authors write, «and may instead be
related to differential access to resources and
mentoring, greater rates of hostile work environments or sexual harassment, differences in self - perceptions, or other gender - correlated factors.»
The awards recognize individual
efforts related to the advocacy, support,
mentoring, encouragement, and successful advancement of women and minorities in education.