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…
El 11 de febrero se celebra el Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia para reivindicar el papel de las científicas…
By elementary school, girls start to disengage with science. Could pretend play be a key to building girls' scientific self-effic…
To believe that only children are destined to be lonely, selfish, spoiled, or worse is to disregard the evidence that destroys…
Last week I presented evidence to the Commons’ Science and Technology’s Select Committee enquiry into Diversity and Inclusion…
A couple of weeks ago I attended the annual conference of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, and a fascinating day it was.
Seguramente, al leer este artículo habrá quien piense si de verdad es todavía necesario dedicar un día a la mujer y la niña en…
Hoy se celebra el Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia. En la Cátedra de Cultura Científica de la UPV/EHU…
Hoy se celebra el Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia. En la Cátedra de Cultura Científica de la UPV/EHU este…
I’ve railed against pinkification, and the ‘gift of pink’ in the past – especially at this time of year when presents, notably…
Part of it is just basic math.
Jesús Méndez El 90 % de los docentes cree en ‘edumitos’, falsas ideas como los estilos de aprendizaje, que pueden perjudicar a…
Title: First results from the Dark Skies, Bright Kids astronomy club draw-a-scientist…
Jacobs spotlights the issue that is common in science — the underrepresentation of both female researchers and scientific…
Sir Tim Berners-Lee's Solid project envisages a decentralized Web in which people control their own data stored in personal "pods…
By Jin ChiGender stereotypes and cultural norms are the hardest to tackle when it comes to sustaining the impact of development…
Closing the gender gap in STEM.
Why it acts as a barrier to success in school, and what can be done to debunk…
In my work as a clinical psychologist, I often observe successful and accomplished women struggling with issues surrounding…
Most people struggle to grasp Stephen Hawking’s groundbreaking work on black hole dynamics or gravitational singularity, or the…
To attract more girls to study Stem subjects at university, we need to tackle the stereotypes they are exposed to early onYou…
Last week, the technology magazine Ars Technica published a bombshell of a story questioning the integrity of the work of…
Last week a writer for the Financial Times joined the club of those journalists who seem to think there is some awful plot out…
This guest post was written by Tracyanne Roberts, the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Coordinator for CalTech/IPAC. Tracy is …
The average man thinks he’s smarter than the average woman. And women generally agree. It starts early. At the age of five…
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Parents are 2.5 times more likely to google “Is my son gifted?” than “Is my daughter gifted?” A gap like this—in perceptions…
Marjorie Rhodes, Associate Professor of Psychology, explores how to prevent gender stereotyping our children.
How can modern parents raise the next generation to be free from corrosive gender and racial stereotypes? By the time children…
Bian et al. (open source) find that children at age five do not consider boys and girls different with respect to being 'really…
È un venerdì d’inverno e, ad occhi poco attenti, quella che si sta svolgendo in giro per l’Italia, con 209 squadre suddivise in…
But most people assume it's reserved mostly for men—and that stereotype begins at an early age -- Read more on…
Welcome to the Altmetric High Five! On a monthly basis, my High Five posts examine a selection of the most popular research…
Women and racial minorities in schools and the workplace
By guest blogger Stuart…
If you’ve ever wondered at what point girls (wrongly) begin to think that boys are smarter than them, a new study from Science…
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At the start of the year I wrote about my frustrations with the slow pace of change, specifically with regard to the situation…
So. It's been a week with Trump in the white house and I guess we can conclude that he is not waiting around to take action on…
Girls start to see themselves as less innately talented than boys do when they are only six years old, a group of US…
It’s no secret that gender stereotypes have a big influence on the ambitions and aspirations of young girls. A study released in…
A new series of experiments has shown that 6- and 7-year-old girls associate boys with being "really, really smart."
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenAAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of January 27, 2017eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather…
In a post on the New York Times Well Family blog, the authors of a study about gender stereotypes explain their findings…
Researchers are trying to tease apart the reasons why girls are less likely to become scientists and engineers.; Credit: Marc…
By the age of 6, girls become less likely than boys to associate brilliance with their own gender and are more likely to avoid…
New research finds gender stereotyping starts very early in life.Continue reading on Pacific Standard »
Girls are less likely to identify their own gender as brilliant than boys are, even at age 5. One question is whether it's the…
Girls are less likely to identify their own gender as brilliant than boys are, even at age 5. One question is whether it's the…
Five-year-old girls in an experiment had equal expectations of intelligence for both genders. Six-year-olds thought men and…
Study highlights how children as young as six can be influenced by stereotypes such as the idea that brilliance or giftedness…