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I'm a little behind the times with these articles, but here goes:
From UVA Today: "Citizens in 34 Countries Show Implicit Bias Linking Males More Than Females with Science":
- Stereotype Threat And The Math Gender Gap
Negative stereotypes about women?s and girls? abilities in STEM persist despite considerable gains in the last few decades. Stereotype threat is related to the anxiety women face in a situation where they have the potential to confirm a negative stereotype...
- First The Facts
Today's guest blogger is Annika Peter. I am a dark-matter and gravitational-dynamics junkie, currently finishing up a postdoctoral position at UC Irvine, and moving to a faculty position in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy at The Ohio State...
- Top 5 Myths About Girls, Math, And Science
LiveScience debunks the top 5 myths about girls, math, and science: The days of sexist science teachers and Barbies chirping that "math class is tough!" are over, according to pop culture, but a government program aimed at bringing more women and girls...
- "the Literature Vs. Tierney
Posted on behalf of the author, Elizabeth D. Freeland. I recently read the article "Legislation Won't Close Gender Gap in Sciences" 6/7/10 by John Tierney. Tierney argues that requiring scientists to attend workshops to enhance gender equity is a...
- Aaswomen For June 12, 2009
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of June 12, 2009 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson & Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Helen Sawyer Hogg: A Brief History2. NRC Study on Gender3. Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining...
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I'm a little behind the times with these articles, but here goes:
From the Scientific American: "Why Aren't More Women Tenured Science Professors?":
Women who apply for tenure-track positions at top-tier research universities in math and sciences these days have a slightly better chance of landing the job than their male colleagues, says a new study funded by the National Science Foundation.
But that's just for those who apply, which is a good tick lower than those who earn PhDs. In chemistry, for example, women made up 32 percent of newly minted PhDs from 1999 to 2003 but accounted for only 18 percent of applicants to tenure-track positions.
From UVA Today: "Citizens in 34 Countries Show Implicit Bias Linking Males More Than Females with Science":
Implicit stereotypes ? thoughts that people may be unwilling to express or may not even know that they have ? may have a powerful effect on gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance, according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.(h/t: Alice of Alice's Astro Info)
The international study involving more than half a million participants in 34 countries revealed that 70 percent harbor implicit stereotypes associating science with males more than with females. Moreover, in countries whose citizens stereotyped most strongly, boys achieved at a higher level in eighth-grade science and math.
- Stereotype Threat And The Math Gender Gap
Negative stereotypes about women?s and girls? abilities in STEM persist despite considerable gains in the last few decades. Stereotype threat is related to the anxiety women face in a situation where they have the potential to confirm a negative stereotype...
- First The Facts
Today's guest blogger is Annika Peter. I am a dark-matter and gravitational-dynamics junkie, currently finishing up a postdoctoral position at UC Irvine, and moving to a faculty position in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy at The Ohio State...
- Top 5 Myths About Girls, Math, And Science
LiveScience debunks the top 5 myths about girls, math, and science: The days of sexist science teachers and Barbies chirping that "math class is tough!" are over, according to pop culture, but a government program aimed at bringing more women and girls...
- "the Literature Vs. Tierney
Posted on behalf of the author, Elizabeth D. Freeland. I recently read the article "Legislation Won't Close Gender Gap in Sciences" 6/7/10 by John Tierney. Tierney argues that requiring scientists to attend workshops to enhance gender equity is a...
- Aaswomen For June 12, 2009
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of June 12, 2009 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson & Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Helen Sawyer Hogg: A Brief History2. NRC Study on Gender3. Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining...