[eXquisite Inception]

Science Confirms The Obvious: Science Faculty Think Female Students Are Less Competent

When the only variable is gender, male students are more likely to be hired for a job, and offered more money, too.
By Colin Lecher



There's a canyon-sized gender gap in the academic science world. Officials keep pushing to move women into the field, and the number of degrees granted to them has increased, but those degrees don't necessarily result in more women working in the sciences. A new study shows that science faculty see female students as less competent than their male counterparts, and it could cost them jobs, a fair salary, and mentoring opportunities.

To find this out, researchers sent job application materials from a potential student eyeing a lab manager position to biology, chemistry, and physics professors at six (anonymous) universities across the country. They only changed one variable in the materials: the gender of the applicant. That was enough for the faculty to say, on average, that the female applicant wasn't as hirable or as competent, and was less deserving of mentoring and even the same salary as male students. It didn't matter if you considered only the male or female faculty members; they both favored the male student at about the same rate.



Cultural stereotypes about "what makes a good woman"--friendliness, warmth, less competence--might subtly contribute to a bias, says Corinne Moss-Racusin, lead author of the study. That doesn't mean faculty members consciously dismiss female students, or want to prevent them from succeeding. But the consequences can be pernicious, as the study suggests.



There are ways to intervene and address the problem, Moss-Racusin says. Which is good, since it's a problem we as a country really want to address. A government report referenced in the study predicts a one million-worker deficit if we keep training engineers and scientists at current rates. Hiring more women into the field could help ease that.

The first step would be changing academic policies, Moss-Racusin says, such as adding oversight to mentoring programs to ensure they're fair between genders. And, of course, "educating the faculty members and students on the possible impact of bias would be critical." All work then needs to be done under "very clear, very transparent evaluation criteria."

We'll see if any changes are made based on the study, but at least anecdotally, Moss-Racusin says, the research has stirred up reactions from those who claim it "mirrors their experiences" in the science academia field.

 

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I'm standing on the edge of me.

[sabbi8486]

o what is this?

 

[beyond_vision]

Hmmm U've pointed to a very tragic yet true fact!
and I guess its not only happening in Science domains but in other domains also. Overall, still today, women while having the same qualifications and capabilities r less likely to get hired and if hired to reach on the top positions. Their salaries r also a lot less compared to men with same qualifications.
This is the descrimination based on gender but then add on to this r the descriminations based on race, culture, language and so on. The end result is that women r always the ones who r at the bottom of the scale thanks to our most "civilized" system!
Great piece of info indeed
Keep sharing such thought-provoking sharings!

 

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[eXquisite Inception]

Originally Posted by beyond_vision

Hmmm U've pointed to a very tragic yet true fact!
and I guess its not only happening in Science domains but in other domains also. Overall, still today, women while having the same qualifications and capabilities r less likely to get hired and if hired to reach on the top positions. Their salaries r also a lot less compared to men with same qualifications.
This is the descrimination based on gender but then add on to this r the descriminations based on race, culture, language and so on. The end result is that women r always the ones who r at the bottom of the scale thanks to our most "civilized" system!
Great piece of info indeed
Keep sharing such thought-provoking sharings!

Ji...I agree...Main naay khud apni life main yah bhut experience kiya haay...
You're very welcome...I thought isay share kerna chahyay even though it's pretty obvious...but hopefully share kernay saay system kaay khilaf awaz uthay gii...and hopefully awaz uthnay saay someday iss statistic main tabdili bii ayay gii

 

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I'm standing on the edge of me.

[beyond_vision]

Originally Posted by eXquisite Inception

Ji...I agree...Main naay khud apni life main yah bhut experience kiya haay...
You're very welcome...I thought isay share kerna chahyay even though it's pretty obvious...but hopefully share kernay saay system kaay khilaf awaz uthay gii...and hopefully awaz uthnay saay someday iss statistic main tabdili bii ayay gii

Jee sure, atleast There is no harm in seeing the glass as half full. But in my humble opinion, the change shall only come when women themselves wud be able to get elected on powerful positions where they wud be able to implement some change atleast. Its hard to change the mentality of our male dominated society.

 

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[Miss Habib]

kaafi had tak ye baat theek hai, lekin agar women chahe to bohat kuch kar skti hai
anyway nice sharing

 

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[eXquisite Inception]

Originally Posted by beyond_vision

Jee sure, atleast There is no harm in seeing the glass as half full. But in my humble opinion, the change shall only come when women themselves wud be able to get elected on powerful positions where they wud be able to implement some change atleast. Its hard to change the mentality of our male dominated society.

Ji idea bhut acha haay...I am all for it...At least app ko eik larkay kii tu full support haay

 

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I'm standing on the edge of me.

[eXquisite Inception]

Originally Posted by Miss Habib

kaafi had tak ye baat theek hai, lekin agar women chahe to bohat kuch kar skti hai
anyway nice sharing

Thora saa elaborate kijay naa iss baat paay takay saab kaay liyay clear hoo jayay..Kiss hud tuk theek haay? Aur women kasay bhut kuch keer saktin hain?

 

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I'm standing on the edge of me.

[Miss Habib]

Originally Posted by eXquisite Inception

Thora saa elaborate kijay naa iss baat paay takay saab kaay liyay clear hoo jayay..Kiss hud tuk theek haay? Aur women kasay bhut kuch keer saktin hain?

kisi had isliye theek hai k Allah ne mard ko aurat se zyda salihatein di hain, app ne notice kia ho ga k women, men se zyda study karti hain phir bhi peeche kyon rah jati hain ? to uss ki waja yahi hai, men kisi bhi point koi jaldi pick kar lete hain, lekin women thora time leti hai smjhne mein

or kar iss tarah skti hai k jab women kuch karne ki thaan leti hain dil se to phir kar k hi dum leti hai, lekin kia hai na motly hum khawateen majborion mein jakkri jati hain isliye apne iraday bhi badal leti hain, kabhi kabhi to apne kye hue faislon per bhi zyda der qaiym nahi rehtein
bus agar kuch karna chahti hain acha karna chahti hai to phir majboorion ko nazar andaz kar k apne irada pukhta kar k kuch bhi kar skti hain.

 

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[beyond_vision]

Originally Posted by eXquisite Inception

Ji idea bhut acha haay...I am all for it...At least app ko eik larkay kii tu full support haay

Jee Katray Katray se Hi Darya banta hay!
Thanks a lot for ur support I truly appreciate it!

 

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