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Puberty and Sex Differences

Every person on the planet goes through puberty, the fluctuation of sex hormones, at a point of their life. Men typically get cracking voices, increased testosterone levels, and acne. Women get periods, increased estrogen levels, and breast development…

Confidence is the Key

By Nicole Murgia
In the book Why Aren’t More Women in Science? by Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams, it seems time and time again, the authors of the essays come to the same conclusion . Innate ability is not a contributing factor to the lack of …

Limitation of Research Data Blog Post

Why is there such a great gender disparity in the STEM field? Many different researchers and authors list sex differences in spatial skills and cognitive abilities as the reason to why there are more men than women in the STEM field. In Melissa Hines&#…

Yang’s blog 6: does women have less interest in work

Lubinski and Benbow believe that women have innate low interest to work, which gives them disadvantage in career. They make an assumption that work time is positively related with success. Because women have less passion for long time work than men, th…

Predisposed does not mean Permanent

Predisposed does not mean Permanent
By: Shannon Laughlin
As a girl with two brothers, I spent most of my time growing up playing computer games, building with Legos, and making tracks for my Hot Wheels. At the time, I didn’t understand that these we…