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https://www.enago.com/academy/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Gender-Bias.jpg852330Gender bias in science has always given women unequal opportunities when compared to men in similar fields and jobs. In scientific research, academic sexism affects women all over the world ranging from bias in peer review to career opportunities.