The essay “Underrepresentation or Misrepresentation” by Doreen Kimura has a large focus on inherent abilities amongst men and women. Kimura focuses on the other and lesser thought of side of the argument, the side that concerns the deliberate discr…
Gender discrimination.
When we hear these words, most of us are immediately filled with negative emotions. Perhaps we imagine a man being selected over an equally qualified woman for a critical job position, or even a woman being harassed as she walks…
by: Nicole Murgia
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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…
In Chapter 2 of Why aren’t more women in Science, writer Doreen Kimura takes a different turn on the controversial topic by talking about the cognitive differences between a man and woman. Females are supposedly better at tasks such as verbal memory …
Are men underrepresented? Are we not looking deep enough to see that the problems that affect women also affect men? Doreen Kimura raises these questions in her essay, “’Underrepresentation’ or Misrepresentation?”. When I started reading her pa…
In the passage of “Underrepresentation or Misrepresentation”, professor Doreen talks about the reason for fewer women in Science. Doreen thinks that it definitely has innate talent and interest differences between men and women, which is a q…
An Opposition
By: Chelsea Eareckson
Doreen Kimura tackles an opposing viewpoint in her essay “‘Underrepresentation’ or Misrepresentation” to the previous essay we read, “Women at the Top in Science – and Elsewhere” by Virgini…
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…