Wolcott, Amanda M

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Females in STEM Fields: Is Equality Part of the Problem? A Conversation. Amanda M. Wolcott, Ph.D.IOSSBR Conference Fall 20182/18/19 2lynn.eduPhoto credit https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2016/april/gender-bias-and-the-leaking-bi Why So Few? – The Traditional Position• Science Achievement Gaps– Stereotype Threat– Implicit Bias– Fixed Mindsets• Overt and Covert Sexism Hill, C. Corbett, C., St. Rose, A. (2015). Why so few? Women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Washington DC: AAUW.Photo Credit: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/975223-feminism2/18/19 3lynn.edu“Let me tell you about my trouble with girls, three things happen when they are in the lab: You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them they cry.”- Nobel Laureate, Tim Hunt2/18/19 4lynn.edu• Germany and gender equality • “Girls Day”• STEM Professorships for Women• Improvement Consortiums(Best, Sanwald, Ihsen, & Ittel, 2013; Stoet, Bailey, Moore, & Geary, 2016)2/18/19 11lynn.edu• Category sorting– Consequence of free choice• Nurses vs. engineers2/18/19 12lynn.eduA scatterplot of countries based on their number of female STEM graduates and their Global Gender Gap Index (y-axis), a measure of opportunities for womenStoet, G., & Geary, D.C. (2018). The gender-equality paradox in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Psychological Science, 29(4), 581-593. 2/18/19 13lynn.edu• Economic hardship and intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation (Khazan, 2016; Stoetet al., 2016)• Empowerment (Stoet & Geary, 2018)• Life satisfaction (Stoet & Geary, 2018)2/18/19 14lynn.eduPhoto Credit: http://changingtomorrow.in/gender-equality-through-gender-stereotypes/The Egalitarian PositionThe Evolutionary Position• Family Crises• Personality Dimensions• Empathizers vs. Systemizers2/18/19 15lynn.eduPhoto Credit: https://twitter.com/jbplobsterco2/18/19 16lynn.edu2/18/19 17lynn.edu• Consequence of fair society, not a result of oppression• Removing the status of victimhood• Is the grass really greener?2/18/19 18lynn.eduPhotocredit: https://medium.com/narrative-inquiry/narrative-reflections-the-politics-of-victimhood-in-conflict-resolution-bcb31d477d5f2/18/19What do you think?19Thank You For Listeninglynn.edu

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