Source: www.buffalo.edu News Release on 8/15/2011
Four new studies by researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from academic majors and activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Source: www.KansasCity.com by Diane Stafford on 8/3/11
Women hold just one-fourth of the nation’s science, technology, engineering and math jobs and earn, on average, 14 cents less per dollar earned by men in those fields.
But according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Commerce Department, that’s a smaller...
Source: www.BBC.co/uk Article by Hannah Richardson posted on 7/29/11
Women are being put off working in and studying science by "subtle" messages in the media and society, academics say.
Although girls make up more than half GCSE science...
Source: Exerpt from Bust Magazine article www.bust.com posted by Ariana Anderson in Feminizzle on 7/28/11
Boys and girls perform equally in math and science testing when they begin elementary school, and show about the same level of enjoyment of the subjects. However, by 8th grade twice as many boys than girls are...
