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A Once Hopeless Math Student

by: Nicole Murgia
As a girl who once struggled and despised everything that had to do with math, I can personally relate to Carol S. Dweck’s explanation of why many women believe that they are not “gifted” in math in her essay Is Math a Gift? Bel…

Battle of the Schemas

by: Nicole Murgia
taken from: storify.com
In her essay  “’Underrepresentation’ or Misrepresentation?” Doreen Kimura stated that “the evidence is strong that women’s lower representation in some fields of science is due to innate talent an…

Nicole Murgia Chapter 1 Blog

Gender Schemas- What Really Holds Women Back From Science

One of the most talked about issues regarding feminism is women in the work force and the inequality that they encounter.  In the book Why Aren’t More Women in Science, the topic of women in…