Studies have found a strong evidence of bias towards women in the process of awarding grants (Wenner 1997). Research shows that pervasive cultural traits depicting women as more community-oriented and men as more goal-oriented can lead to implicit assumption that women are less competent in typically male-dominated areas (Biernat 2012). While direct gender bias is slowly disappearing, implicit gender bias can influence even well-intentioned reviewers. Study by Lloyd shows that papers authored by women have a much higher acceptance rate when reviewed by female reviewers (62% vs 21%) (Lloyd 1990).