Table 2 Decomposition analysis for annual changes in the number of awards.

From: Is there gender bias in research grant success in social sciences?: Hong Kong as a case study

Year

Success rate

Submission rate

Number of staff

Total

15/16–16/17

 Male

4.0

−0.4

0.4

4.0

 Male (%)

80.0

−7.3

7.3

80.0

 Female

2.9

−2.3

0.4

1.0

 Female (%)

57.2

−45.4

8.2

20.0

 Total

6.9

−2.6

0.8

5.0

 Total (%)

137.2

−52.7

15.5

100.0

16/17–17/18

 Male

−0.6

0.5

0.2

0.0

 Male (%)

62.1

−46.8

−15.3

0.0

 Female

−1.0

0.0

0.0

−1.0

 Female (%)

100.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

 Total

−1.6

0.5

0.2

−1.0

 Total (%)

162.1

−46.8

−15.3

100.0

17/18–18/19

 Male

−0.7

1.9

−0.2

1.0

 Male (%)

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Female

−1.4

0.8

−0.4

−1.0

 Female (%)

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Total

−2.1

2.7

−0.5

0.0

 Total (%)

NA

NA

NA

NA

18/19–19/20

 Male

0.6

0.8

0.5

2.0

 Male (%)

64.9

84.3

50.8

200.0

 Female

−2.0

1.0

0.0

−1.0

 Female (%)

−200.0

100.0

0.0

−100.0

 Total

−1.4

1.8

0.5

1.0

 Total (%)

−135.1

184.3

50.8

100.0

19/20–20/21

 Male

4.4

−1.4

0.0

3.0

 Male (%)

88.6

−28.6

0.0

60.0

 Female

1.0

1.5

−0.5

2.0

 Female (%)

19.3

30.3

−9.5

40.0

 Total

5.4

0.1

−0.5

5.0

 Total (%)

107.8

1.7

−9.5

100.0

  1. 2017/2018 to 2018/2019 had no change in number of awards granted (both with 18 awards), so the % of contribution derived from decomposition analysis does not apply.
  2. NA not applicable.