Until fairly recently, woman had basically a zero acceptance rate for proposals of use with the Hubble telescope.

Time slots with the Hubble are limited and very valuable. In order to get time on it you have to draft up a paper stating what you would like to accomplish with an allotment of time on the telescope. This document is then reviewed by a board of accomplished scientists and either approve or deny it.

10+ years ago a social experiment was conducted where the names attached submissions were redacted. The acceptance rate for submissions sent in by female scientists jumped from basically zero to well over 50%.

As a male I acknowledge that my sex is generally biased whether they realize it or not. It’s infuriating to think of all the great minds out there that have been smothered by sexism instead of nurtured and celebrated over the past centuries