Background In 2015, the Dutch research council, NWO, took measures to combat gender bias disadvantaging female applicants in a popular three-tiered funding scheme called the Talent Programme. The innovation scheme consists of three grants for different career stages, called Veni, Vidi and Vici. Objectives This paper studies the question whether or not NWO has been successful in removing gender differences in their funding procedure. Methods Using all available data from 2012 onwards of grant applications in the Talent Programme (16,249 applications of which 2,449 received funding), we study whether these measures had an effect using binomial generalized linear models. Results We find strong statistical evidence of a shift in gender effects in favour of female applicants in the first tier, the Veni (p < .001). Significant gender differences are not found in the two other tiers, the Vidi and Vici schemes. Conclusions In recent years, female applicants are more likely to be awa
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The Boom of the Burnout Business
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A growing set of startups is offering solutions for the burnout burden that s rising amid the pandemic.
By Andrew Hirschfeld
January22, 2021
More and more workers around the world are struggling with burnout, with working from home leading to longer hours and less leisure time.
Now a growing set of startups is blossoming amid that crisis. Their business model? A promise to fix burnouts.
In June, the Centers for Disease Control released a troubling report on mental health in the U.S. amid the pandemic. The CDC found that 40 percent of American adults were struggling with mental health issues or substance abuse. Study after study has emphasized that this is a global phenomenon.