Gender Bias in Science
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The first feminist book ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’ by Mary Wollstonecraft was published in 1792. This book, which…
The first feminist book ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’ by Mary Wollstonecraft was published in 1792. This book, which…
My definition of a ‘lab’ is simply a group of people who do the science in question — and people are a varied bunch, indeed.
By Joseph CimpianThere are well-documented achievement and opportunity gaps by income and race/ethnicity. K-12 accountability…
by Melanie Seiler, PhD | Biologist, Conservationist, Behavioral Scientist and Founder of The Female Scientist – The article…
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The average man thinks he’s smarter than the average woman. And women generally agree. It starts early. At the age of five…
The gender and racial gaps in scientific professions illustrate the need for greater inclusion at all…
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The folks over at FiveThirtyEight got together last week to ponder the question, “Do You Have To Be Manly To Be President?” And…
I knew from a very early age that I was destined to pursue the sciences. Growing up in an urban part of New Jersey, I had…
Academic research plays an important role in uncovering bias and helping to shape a more equal society. But academia also…
We talk a lot about diversity in STEM on this blog. But up to this point the conversation has largely addressed how the…
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Recent research shows that undergraduate men consistently undersell the intelligence of their female peers while overvaluing…
So many of our cultural icons for straight-A students are female: Hermione Granger, Rory Gilmore, Paris Geller (or even Monica…
In 1951, The Explorers Club in Manhattan had a big fancy dinner, with a main course of mammoth, which was found frozen in Alaska.
Female college students are more likely to abandon studies in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines than…
The survey data showed that in a hypothetical class made up equally of males and females with the same grades and level of…