ISBN:
9780199736782
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (287 pages)
DDC:
305.43/5
Keywords:
Frau
;
Mathematische Begabung
;
Geschlechtsunterschied
;
Soziokultureller Faktor
Abstract:
Compressing an enormous amount of information--over 400 studies--into a readable, engaging account suitable for parents, educators, and policymakers, this book advances the debate about women in science unlike any other book before it. Bringing together important research from such diverse fields as endocrinology, economics, sociology, education, genetics, and psychology, the authors show that two factors--the parenting choices women (but not men) have to make, and the tendency of women to choose people-oriented fields like medicine--largely account for the under-representation of women in the hard sciences.
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