Complex sentence: One 2014 study by Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci found that female applicants are preferred 2:1 over identically qualified male applicants in academic hiring; however, its results have been met with skepticism from other researchers, since it contradicts most other studies on the issues.
Split into simpler sentences: One 2014 study by Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci found that female applicants are preferred 2:1 over identically qualified male applicants in academic hiring. However, its results have been met with skepticism from other researchers, since it contradicts most other studies on the issues.