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Wednesday, May 21, 2008


I hate these stories. Science and Engineering jobs and schools aren't filled with 50% women. Big deal, but this study really goes out on a limb:
Now two new studies by economists and social scientists have reached a perhaps startling conclusion: An important part of the explanation for the gender gap, they are finding, are the preferences of women themselves. When it comes to certain math- and science-related jobs, substantial numbers of women - highly qualified for the work - stay out of those careers because they would simply rather do something else.
Groundbreaking. I wonder if that's why 95% of everyone else that chose NOT to go into engineering do so. Because they want to do something else.

Engineers are in high demand everywhere now, so this crap is going to resurface more and more as it gets worse. But before you raise the "sexist society" flag, sit through 20 credits of Calculus and Thermodynamics.



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