In chapter 2 of Why Aren’t More Women in Math and Science?, Doreen Kimura attempts to answer the question, or more so, address what she feels is a confusion between underrepresentation and misrepresentation. She identifies underrepresentation as “t…
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Though this is not supposed to be a comparative essay, after reading this chapter, I couldn’t help but notice the huge difference in opinions betw…
Doreen Kimura opens her essay Underrepresentation or Misrepresentation with the idea that men and women are both unequally represented in certain fields, so as most people assume with men, this just means there is a “lesser talent or interest.” She…
I love Physics, and it could have been ‘loved’. I remember there were over 20 boys and three girls in a Physics Olympiad training class in my 10th grade. I remember the excitement and rousing discussion among the boys when challenging problems were…
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When I first said that the issue of underrepresentation of women in the math and science field is a multi-faceted issue with many different angles, I didn’t think I would be reading of such contrasting i…
Including all types of conflicting evidence and data into the forming of an opinion is extremely important. If you confine your reach to only studies that show one side of an argument, then you aren’t getting the full picture and what you say an…
Gender. A concept that seems not only to individuals but also society so fundamental, and yet so controversial. A key to unlock someone’s identity. A category on a legal document most likely with two proceeding check boxes—male or fema…
What makes women different than men? Is it because men can think quicker, make inferences faster, and connect data better? Or is it just a gender schema that we have used since the beginning of time that is now so ingrained in us? Since the beginning o…
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When it comes to careers in math and science, women seemed to have pulled the short straw. In general, women are paid less than men for doing the same job, move through the ranks more slowly, and are less lik…
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…