Gender Gaps in STEM College Majors Emerge in High School
The researchers found that gender differences in high school students' occupational plans have a large effect on gender differences in STEM outcomes in college
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Men More Likely Than Women to Be Seen as Brilliant
Recent research concludes that these stereotyped views are an instance of implicit bias, revealing automatic associations that people cannot, or at least do not, report holding when asked directly
Achieving Equity for Women in STEM
To implement real change in the scientific workplace, participation is needed on both an individual and corporate level
New Mentoring Model Supports Minority Women Faculty in STEM
Moving empathetic mentoring groups online did not diminish their supportive power
Achievement Isn't Why More Men Are Majoring in Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science
In a recent study, researchers found that male students with very low scores in math and science were just as likely to major in these fields as female students with much higher achievement
Astronomy Fellowship Demonstrates Measures to Dismantle Bias, Increase Diversity in STEM
How lessons the Heising-Simons Foundation learned could inform changes in academia, education, and philanthropy to boost diversity, equity and inclusion in all STEM fields
Want More Women & Minorities in STEM? Address Social Oppression in the Classroom, Says New Research
Community college program that integrates students' experiences of social oppression into the class proved effective at strengthening entrepreneurial and STEM skills of the underrepresented students
Women Less Likely to Receive Canadian Federal Research Funding
Research has already shown that women at all career stages are more likely to leave academia than men, and studies have hinted that women also receive less funding
Gender Equality Report Card Reveals Systematic Underrepresentation of Women in STEM
Four-year study of more than 500 research institutions identifies widespread gender imbalance
Who’s Minding the Children? Women Report Skipping Scientific Conferences Because of Child Care
A survey of early career oncologists suggests onsite child care could open scientific meetings to more women attendees