Individual teachers’ calculated scores are to be aligned with others teaching the same subject, with oversight by the school principal. "There is no reference to gender bias – as reflected in the differential evaluation of boys and girls work – in the department’s guidelines but international evidence suggests it is highly probable this will occur." NUI Galway has since promoted and compensated five other women lecturers who argued they were discriminated against on gender grounds. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra recognised, following legal action, that women were not being hired to play because of a bias against them. File photograph: GettyIt is not clear what steps will be taken by the department to eliminate the gender bias which is likely to arise in the case of calculated grades: a bias which was eliminated by the Leaving Cert process of anonymous marking.

Source: The Irish Times July 01, 2020 00:16 UTC