under-representation
Noun
Meaning
under-representation
Alternative form of underrepresentation.
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Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.
A 2019 study from Greenwich University that examined its effects concluded, “the under-representation problem is simply dire and not improving”.
According to Castle and Hensley, 7% of the serial killers studied had military experience. citation citation This figure may be a proportional under-representation when compared to the number of military veterans in a nation's total population.
Pakistan's political history began with the birth of the All India Muslim League in 1906 to protect "Muslim interests, amid neglect and under-representation" and to oppose Congress; in return the British Raj would decide to grant local self-rule.
In early 1933, just before Hitler's appointment to the chancellorship, the party showed an under-representation of "workers", who made up 29.7% of the membership but 46.3% of German society.
Certain under-representation of women has been criticized in animation films and the industry.