The gender pay gap has been a longstanding issue in the workplace, but recent data suggests that a possible cause for this could be the differences in job application behaviour between male and female graduates.
A study conducted by Totaljobs has revealed that there is a significant gap between the salaries of jobs that male and female graduates apply for.
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By Dr Lidiya Angelova-Duleva
When you think of a Nobel Prize winner in biomedical science, you may imagine someone from a famous institute or university working in a big flashy laboratory full of PhD students and postdocs with the newest laboratory equipment. However, this is not the case for Tu Youyou, who was recently awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. 6/20/2015 0 Comments Gender balance and biases in STEM: the situation is improving, but how can we make it even better?
By Rebecca Nebel
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by researchers from Cornell University, Wendy Williams & Stephen Ceci, reports that faculty members have a 2:1 preference for hiring women for STEM tenure track positions. This preference was shown in math intensive fields (where women are generally underrepresented) and math non-intensive fields (where women have a slightly higher presence). While summarizing their study, the authors state, “These results suggest it is a propitious time for women launching careers in academic science.” But is it really an advantageous time for STEM women in academia? My gut says no, but let’s take a closer look.
By Julie Wolf
The consequences of the numerous hurdles for women entering science are sometimes metaphorically depicted as a “leaky pipeline.” This is the phenomenon in which fewer and fewer women are found as position rank increases – despite parity at the undergraduate levels in many scientific fields. A clear example of this is the fact that while half of chemistry bachelor degrees go to women, only a third of chemistry Ph.D. degrees are – and only a quarter move into assistant professor positions from there. The leaky pipeline phenomenon concerns many issues – from a less diverse pool of brainstormers to fewer available mentors for female students. Fortunately, the outlook is good in terms of addressing this disparity. A new report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science suggests hiring trends may stem the loss of female faculty. The most surprising result came from a survey of 363 tenure-tracked faculty in evaluating imaginary male and female applicants for tenure-track professorships. Both genders showed a 2:1 preference for women in both math-intensive and math non-intensive fields (excepting economics). An important takeaway from this study is that despire current disparity, right now is excellent timing for women interested in academic science careers. By Shelby Rehberger
Professor Jo Boaler wrote “The Elephant in the Classroom” about children’s performance on standardized math exams in the UK. She suggests that the elephant in the classroom is the pervasive idea that the ability to understand mathematics is something you either have or you don’t. It’s assumed that kids can either do math or they can’t, and if they can’t then there’s no way to change that. Boaler goes on in her book to describe ways to shoo the proverbial elephant out of our classrooms and bring back active, participatory learning. 7/30/2013 0 Comments Tue, Jul 30, 2013New NYU program for girls addresses gender gap in cybersecurity. What do you think of the program? Leave us a comment! - XX The article : http://www.technewsdaily.com/18600-nyu-polytech-women-cybersecurity.html A new children's book, Grace from Outer Space, is making headlines as a new way to get girls interested in STEM. Read our thoughts below. By the Editors Want to get young girls interested in science and engineering? Read them a science children's book! Or so teacher, Jenna Bryson thought. Yet when she checked the shelves, she found that most science books were targeted towards boys. So she decided to write an adorable fictional storybook called Grace from Outer Space, which is about a little girl who lives in outer space and loves to explore. Here are a few reasons why we love it: 1. Though fictional, the book is scientifically accurate. 2. It rhymes! 3. The title is catchy, and could easily become a household name, like Dora the Explorer or Bob the Builder. 4. Judging from the video, it appears that young girls love this character (as do we!). Now, Bryson is launching a kickstarter campaign to turn this book into an interactive ipad experience. What do you think about Grace from Outer Space? Leave a comment! Comments? Leave them below! |
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