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Women and science careers: leaky pipeline or gender filter?
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The authors explored the broad array of explanations for the absence of women in STEM put forth in the literature of the last 30 years and suggested that the very nature of science may contribute to the removal of women from the "pipeline".Abstract:
Women are under‐represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers in most industrialized countries around the world. This paper explores the broad array of explanations for the absence of women in STEM put forth in the literature of the last 30 years. It is argued that some proposed explanations are without merit and are in fact dangerous, while others do play a part in a complex interaction of factors. It is suggested that the very nature of science may contribute to the removal of women from the ‘pipeline’. Recommendations for reform in science education to address this problem are also provided.read more
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Whose Science? Whose Knowledge? Thinking from Women's Lives
Steven Yearley,Sandra Harding +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the science question in global feminism is addressed and a discussion of science in the women's movement is presented, including two views why "physics is a bad model for physics" and why women's movements benefit science.
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Why are some STEM fields more gender balanced than others
TL;DR: Efforts to increase women’s participation in computer science, engineering, and physics may benefit from changing masculine cultures and providing students with early experiences that signal equally to both girls and boys that they belong and can succeed in these fields.
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Why Students Choose STEM Majors Motivation, High School Learning, and Postsecondary Context of Support
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework for understanding the entrance into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors by recent high school graduates attending 4-year institutions was proposed.
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STEM Attrition: College Students' Paths into and out of STEM Fields. Statistical Analysis Report. NCES 2014-001.
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Stability and volatility of STEM career interest in high school: a gender study
TL;DR: For example, the authors found that the percentage of males interested in a STEM career remained stable (from 39.5 to 39.7), whereas for females it declined from 15.7 to 12.7.
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Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature
TL;DR: Simians, Cyborgs and Women as mentioned in this paper is a collection of ten essays written between 1978 and 1989 by Haraway that analyzes accounts, narratives, and stories of the creation of nature, living organisms, and cyborgs.
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Whose Science? Whose Knowledge?: Thinking from Women's Lives
TL;DR: In this article, the science question in global feminism is addressed and a discussion of science in the women's movement is presented, including two views why "physics" is a bad model for physics.
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Whose Science? Whose Knowledge? Thinking from Women's Lives
Steven Yearley,Sandra Harding +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the science question in global feminism is addressed and a discussion of science in the women's movement is presented, including two views why "physics is a bad model for physics" and why women's movements benefit science.
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Reflections on Gender and Science
TL;DR: Keller's book as mentioned in this paper explores the possibilities of a gender-free science and the conditions that could make such a possibility a reality, and it represents the expression of a particular feminist perspective made all the more compelling by Keller's evident commitment to and understanding of science.
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Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss how children and gender learning from kids boys and girls together but mostly apart gender separation - why and how creating a sense of "opposite sides" do girls and boys have different cultures? crossing the gender divide lip gloss and "goin' with" - becoming teens lessons for adults