LINK: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/12/09/gender_bias_in_student_evaluations_professors_of_online_courses_who_present.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top

Findings show that students tend to rate male professors/instructors higher than female professors–here’s the kicker–when a female professor is listed as a male for an online course, their evaluation averages go up significantly. While I understand the value of teaching evaluations and certainly in having students invested in the quality/value of their education, I have a very difficult time accepting evaluations as a preferred method of performance evaluation when women are treated so unfairly. I can confirm that these findings are sadly very real and likely common. Here at UGA, many of my female colleagues who are certainly equal to if not harder working instructors than myself, consistently received lower evaluation scores AND offensive comments that discuss their appearance, dress, and personal qualities more often than their academic and instructional abilities.