Source: www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/technology/technologys-man-problem.html Quotes: Among the women who join the field, 56 percent leave by midcareer, a startling attrition rate that is double that for men, according to research from the Harvard Business School. A culprit, many people in the field
Guardian: Sexism is Driving Women Out of Science
Source: www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/mar/15/women-science-research-university-discrimination-academics-anonymous Quotes: “Strenuous efforts are being made to get girls to consider science, engineering and mathematical careers. … But further down the line, there are a large number of disillusioned women leaving science and academia. What are we doing
Nature: Gender & Science Output
Bibliometrics: Global Gender Disparities in Science Larivière, Ni, Gingras, Cronin & Sugimoto Nature Comment, 11 December 2013 “Cassidy R. Sugimoto and colleagues present a bibliometric analysis confirming that gender imbalances persist in research output worldwide.” Source: www.nature.com/news/bibliometrics-global-gender-disparities-in-science-1.14321
McKinsey Report: STEM recruitment
How to attract US women to the sciences By Mona Mourshed, Ali Jaffer (Sept 2013) This is a McKinsey report recrutment of STEM graduates, with an emphasis of the gender disparity across a few countries. Source: www.mckinsey.com/insights/social_sector/how_to_attract_us_women_to_the_sciences
Guardian: Benevolent Sexism: The Real Barrier Holding Women Back
Source: www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/aug/06/benevolent-sexism-holding-women-back Quote: “Two types of sexism prevail: overt and benevolent. Overt (aka hostile) sexism – like the exclusionary Muirfield policy – is easy to spot, especially in parts of the world where we have seen the most progress towards equality.
THE: Gender Survey of UK Professoriate
Source: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/gender-survey-of-uk-professoriate-2013/2004766.article Quote: “Just one in 10 at the grade is female at some institutions, Hesa shows”
NewMusicBox: Why Women Aren’t Equals in New Music Leadership and Innovation
Source: www.newmusicbox.org/articles/the-power-list-why-women-arent-equals-in-new-music-leadership-and-innovation Quotes: “My quartet once sought feedback on a Barber quartet from a male coach I had come to love and respect. “Honestly, you sound like a bunch of polite women,” he said during the coaching. I likely don’t need
NYTimes: Sponsors for Women
Source: www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/opinion/sponsors-for-women.html Quotes: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, suggest that women are partly responsible for their absence in the executive suite in all professions. What might help is a sponsor, someone with power
PNAS: Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students
Corinne A. Moss-Racusina, John F. Dovidiob, Victoria L. Brescollc, Mark J. Grahama, and Jo Handelsman (2012). Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students. Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. Abstract: Despite efforts to recruit and retain more women, a
NYTimes: Women Hurting Women
Source: www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/opinion/sunday/kristof-women-hurting-women.html Quote: “Metrics like girls’ education and maternal mortality don’t improve more when a nation is led by a woman. There is evidence that women matter as local leaders and on corporate boards, but that doesn’t seem to have