The Inequality Of The Math And Science

There are many issues going on in the public sphere, but the one I want to address would be if women are equally qualified as men for higher paying professional jobs. One text that helps support this issue is a video I found on TED Talk given by Debbie Sterling. In the video, Debbie asked the audience a series of questions about engineers, and then she goes on and explains how difficult it is for women to become engineers because they are set to a social bias. Debbie Sterling discussed that most girls initially view themselves as being a princess and more suited for traditional female roles in the workforce. This behavior and attitude begins at a very early stage and can be associated with how they played as a child and adapted to the social norm. I picked this specific text because I

7% of the STEM workforce during 1970 were women  (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). in 1990 this number raised to 23%, however, after this increase, progress was stalled. In 2011 26% of STEM jobs belonged to women, only a 3% increase over two decades.

Many people do argue that we, as humans, have made progress in the equality of women. Yes, there has been progress in integrating women into STEM. There are more women in STEM than there have been in the past. However, the progress has slowed to the point of almost a complete stop. Projections on total equality are not predicted to occur for another 50 years, at the earliest. Women should not have to wait another half a century to have the equality they have been fighting for since the pass of the 19th Amendment. It is not uncommon to find people, male and female, who believe that women are too dainty to be hard workers. STEM jobs are traditionally male associated because of the ‘dirtiness’ or ‘complexity’ or ‘intensity’. People say women

One of the most debated topics of this century, or arguably history, is the idea of sexism and its implications on gender roles in society. Sexism is defined as a prejudice or wrong mindset, usually under a negative connotation, of a member of the opposite sex. It usually constrains and limits the actions of the individual or group that the prejudice is being inflicted on - in this case women. It has not been a secret in society that females are often on the low end of the stick when it comes to jobs, societal perception, or even capabilities. In the workplace, they are often perceived to be inferior to males in true academic worth, which is one of the reasons that a majority of the jobs that specialize in the arts, such as journalism or photography, often are female prevalent (Sinkele, C. N. and others, 2011). Females who do manage to make it into the high paying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields, often make noticeably less than their male counterparts. Women are also thought of to be weaker, more emotional, and less ambitious than males; they are often constrained to traditional gender roles of obedient housewives in countries such as India or Pakistan. Nevertheless, many disagree with the concept of sexism in general and argue that many supposed assumptions imposed on females are legit, and therefore make the argument that sexism is unrealistic. Arguments have been made on if sexism even exists in some circumstances; those opposing the concept of

Since the beginning of human history there has been inequality between the sexes. Even though scientifically there is no assigned roles in both genders, humans have created the expectations of a perfect male and female. Throughout American history we have been able to conquer the boundaries of science, and mess with the balance of nature. You’d think that a country that thrives in science, would acknowledge the fact that your gender doesn’t determine who you should be, but we do. Most of the social standards that we have created are unfavorable to women. Social standards have prohibited the growth of women in the career fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Another barrier that halts young women's interests in STEM fields is the workplace environment which comes with male dominated fields. Women can get the same qualifications and achieve the same requirements in any field, but once they get that "dream job" they continue on average to make only eighty percent of a man in the same position. Even if they can reach near the top, women are oftentimes seen as the receptionist or assistant rather than the authority figure inside the workplace. Think about it. In schools, who do you see as the elementary school teachers? Who is the principal? And who is working at the front desk? Men are oftentimes seen as the principals or higher-level teachers, even when they have the same achievements as women. This

Gender roles have played a big part of the history of this country and in this new day and age are becoming more progressive. Women in men gender roles are not at all such a horrendous idea. In some cases, jobs traditionally performed by men, were done better by female employees but some some careers are specifically meant for men. Women should not take part in military combat or any career that carries the same physical demands. Here are two examples accompanied by arguments an evidence that argue the above statement.

In the mathematical field there is an obvious differentiation between the amount of males and females in the field. This might raise the question of why that is or if there even is a specific reason, well there is, women are heavily pushed away from mathematical careers due to multiple factors. Although there are not many females in the math field, the ones that are bring different ways of thinking into light which helps the math careers grow and improve. Even though women do have different perspectives and outlooks on things, the way they do math is not very different, but unfortunately when put in pressured situations women seem to underperform compared to when they are in a calm, unpressured environment. One way that people could rid of

As well as these low numbers women make less than men in all technological fields. CNET states that the “median income for men with an undergraduate degree in Silicon Valley was 61% higher than for women.” Having so few women working in computer science fields, as well as earning way less is a big problem for women. According to Unlocking the clubhouse: Women in computing (2002), “...women are surfing the web in equal proportion to men, and make up the majority of internet consumers. Yet few women are learning how to invent, crease and design computer technology.” Women are highly involved in using the internet but so few women are actually involved in the advancement of technology.

Personally, I am determined to become a Computer Software Engineer by first obtaining my degree in Computer Science during college. Unfortunately, females are minorities in this pathway so they work harder to prove their ability to excel in STEM courses while being negatively influenced by sexism. As a female, I want to empower people (particularly women) to pursue STEM careers to prove our capability of completing the same tasks as males while possibly developing enhanced versions of their accomplishments. Although, the smaller percentage of students will be underestimated, I want to encourage others to do the best notwithstanding the situations. After all, there is no reason to strive for anything lower than the

In many instances, girls and boys long to be ballerinas and firemen because it is what society says is the right order. As Gould expresses, “not only to those whose dreams are flouted but also to those who never realize that they may dream.” A society must stop telling individuals what they can and cannot be. We should be doing what we love, and overall positively impacting a society by helping in any way we can no matter what sex we are, or what society says is the gender appropriate thing to do. We must end gender roles; we must support equality between genders.

In the career of engineer men are more likely to major in that career when attending college but the fact that a woman wants to major in the engineer career does not make her different from men. With this being said just the fact that gender is involved in the engineer career should be changed because women want to also be a part since women enjoy it for themselves. Common misconceptions that women face when majoring in engineering are that womens are not smart or do not know how to do math. According to the NC State News, an online article First -Year Class Boasts Highest Percentage of Female Engineers, Mick Kulikowski includes statistics by

Women have broken certain areas like medicine and animal science but not in areas such as engineering. There are so many reasons for this. However, the most powerful one is the idea that right from childhood, gender roles are imbedded in children. This goes from toys, colors (blue and pink), to societal views on how boys and girls should behave. So, growing up with such a sexist mindset, there is bound to be disparity in certain fields. Even Pepperberg’s husband was not really supportive of her career. A prime example of bias based on sex. “Often, judgments of these styles were quite gendered – women were expected to be good at emotions and emotional, while men were expected to be blunt and good at maintaining boundaries between home and work”.(Hirshfield 5).

As stated earlier, gender difference plays a great factor in social exclusion. Women are easily excluded when talking about career opportunities as career expectations have been “given” already.

areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics employers are not getting enough women (Pozniak). High school girls only represent 17 percent of computer science Advance Placement (AP) test takers (O'Shea). The most significant group of minorities who are behind in earning computer technology degrees and working in science and mathematical professions are women. “Historically, women’s low representation in science and engineering was said to be due in large part of their lack of ability, interest, or both” (Horning 30). However, this is no longer a true fact according to Ward. Some suggestions to increasing the amount of women in sciences include introducing already present women faculty as mentors. Over the last three decades,