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Du trodde aldrig att jag skulle kunna plocka fram listor med kvinnliga nutida vetenskapsmän efter en snabb googling. Över 50 stycken (de som jag inte tog med var bl a psykologer för enligt dig har de låg IQ). Surt för dig, va? Du hoppades innerligen att jag skulle misslyckas med min lilla bedrift. Menade du att det var fler kvinnor på en lista med kvinnliga vetenskapsmän? Oj, där fick du mig allt = )
Ja, skillnad i preferenser är en av anledningarna till att färre kvinnor blir riktigt framstående. Bra Lupac, du har faktiskt lyckats göra en korrekt iakttagelse. Det är dock inget som säger att de hade ändrats om männen hade velat vara hemma mer, oddsen är snarare att båda hade varit hemma i större utsträckning. Det är trots allt preferenser hos kvinnor att vara hemma med sina barn vi talar om, många av dessa familjer hade kunnat låta deras barn vara på dagis motsvarande.
Ja, skillnad i preferenser är en av anledningarna till att färre kvinnor blir riktigt framstående. Bra Lupac, du har faktiskt lyckats göra en korrekt iakttagelse. Det är dock inget som säger att de hade ändrats om männen hade velat vara hemma mer, oddsen är snarare att båda hade varit hemma i större utsträckning. Det är trots allt preferenser hos kvinnor att vara hemma med sina barn vi talar om, många av dessa familjer hade kunnat låta deras barn vara på dagis motsvarande.
Så nu säger du att det är preferenser som är en av anledningarna till att färre kvinnor blir framstående vetenskapsmän. Vilka är de andra anledningarna? Låg IQ? Taskigt logiskt tänkande? Känslostyrdhet? Lättja? Eller rentav sociokulturella faktorer (uppfostran, uppmuntran, fördomar, könsroller osv) fast du anser dem vara kraftigt överskattade?
Nyfödda barn kan av förklarliga skäl inte placeras på dagis, inte förrän när de fyllt tidigast ett år. Modern måste då stanna hemma för att amma sitt barn, byta blöjor och ta hand om det. Eller så kan männen ta pappaledigt och ta med ungen till mammans arbetsplats och hämta flaskorna med rykande färsk modersmjölk och utfordra hen med.
Om männen hade ställt upp med barnpassning och hushållsarbete efter arbetstid skulle de forskande fruarna kunna arbeta i sina laboratorier sena kvällar och nätter. För en hängiven forskare existerar inte normala arbetstider måndag-fredag 9-17.
Läs gärna rapporten Why So Few Women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. Visserligen några år gammal men ändå aktuell.
(sidan 15-16 Executive Summary)
"... this report presents eight recent research findings that provide evidence that social and environmental factors contribute to the underrepresentation of women in science and engineering. The rapid increase in the number of girls achieving very high scores on mathematics tests once thought to measure innate ability suggests that cultural factors are at work. Thirty years ago there were 13 boys for every girl who scored above 700 on the SAT math exam at age 13; today that ratio has shrunk to about 3:1. This increase in the number of girls identified as “mathematically gifted” suggests that education can and does make a difference at the highest levels of mathematical achievement. While biological gender differences, yet to be well understood, may play a role, they clearly are not the whole story.
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Girls’ Achievements and interest in Math and Science Are Shaped by the Environment around Them
This report demonstrates the effects of societal beliefs and the learning environment on girls’ achievements and interest in science and math. One finding shows that when teachers and parents tell girls that their intelligence can expand with experience and learning, girls do better on math tests and are more likely to say they want to continue to study math in the future. That is, believing in the potential for intellectual growth, in and of itself, improves outcomes. This is true for all students, but it is particularly helpful for girls in mathematics, where negative stereotypes persist about their abilities. By creating a “growth mindset” environment, teachers and parents can encourage girls’ achievement and interest in math and science.
Does the stereotype that boys are better than girls in math and science still affect girls today? Research profiled in this report shows that negative stereotypes about girls’ abilities in math can indeed measurably lower girls’ test performance. Researchers also believe that stereotypes can lower girls’ aspirations for science and engineering careers over time.When test administrators tell students that girls and boys are equally capable in math, however, the difference in performance essentially disappears, illustrating that changes in the learning environment can improve girls’ achievement in math.
The issue of self-assessment, or how we view our own abilities, is another area where cultural factors have been found to limit girls’ interest in mathematics and mathematically challenging careers. Research profiled in the report finds that girls assess their mathematical abilities lower than do boys with similar mathematical achievements. At the same time, girls hold themselves to a higher standard than boys do in subjects like math, believing that they have to be exceptional to succeed in “male” fields. One result of girls’ lower self-assessment of their math ability—even in the face of good grades and test scores—and their higher standards for performance is that fewer girls than boys aspire to STEM careers. By emphasizing that girls and boys achieve equally well in math and science, parents and teachers can encourage girls to assess their skills more accurately.
One of the largest gender differences in cognitive abilities is found in the area of spatial skills, with boys and men consistently outperforming girls and women. Spatial skills are considered by many people to be important for success in engineering and other scientific fields. Research highlighted in this report, however, documents that individuals’ spatial skills consistently improve dramatically in a short time with a simple training course. If girls grow up in an environment that enhances their success in science and math with spatial skills training, they are more likely to develop their skills as well as their confidence and consider a future in a STEM field.
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Girls’ Achievements and interest in Math and Science Are Shaped by the Environment around Them
This report demonstrates the effects of societal beliefs and the learning environment on girls’ achievements and interest in science and math. One finding shows that when teachers and parents tell girls that their intelligence can expand with experience and learning, girls do better on math tests and are more likely to say they want to continue to study math in the future. That is, believing in the potential for intellectual growth, in and of itself, improves outcomes. This is true for all students, but it is particularly helpful for girls in mathematics, where negative stereotypes persist about their abilities. By creating a “growth mindset” environment, teachers and parents can encourage girls’ achievement and interest in math and science.
Does the stereotype that boys are better than girls in math and science still affect girls today? Research profiled in this report shows that negative stereotypes about girls’ abilities in math can indeed measurably lower girls’ test performance. Researchers also believe that stereotypes can lower girls’ aspirations for science and engineering careers over time.When test administrators tell students that girls and boys are equally capable in math, however, the difference in performance essentially disappears, illustrating that changes in the learning environment can improve girls’ achievement in math.
The issue of self-assessment, or how we view our own abilities, is another area where cultural factors have been found to limit girls’ interest in mathematics and mathematically challenging careers. Research profiled in the report finds that girls assess their mathematical abilities lower than do boys with similar mathematical achievements. At the same time, girls hold themselves to a higher standard than boys do in subjects like math, believing that they have to be exceptional to succeed in “male” fields. One result of girls’ lower self-assessment of their math ability—even in the face of good grades and test scores—and their higher standards for performance is that fewer girls than boys aspire to STEM careers. By emphasizing that girls and boys achieve equally well in math and science, parents and teachers can encourage girls to assess their skills more accurately.
One of the largest gender differences in cognitive abilities is found in the area of spatial skills, with boys and men consistently outperforming girls and women. Spatial skills are considered by many people to be important for success in engineering and other scientific fields. Research highlighted in this report, however, documents that individuals’ spatial skills consistently improve dramatically in a short time with a simple training course. If girls grow up in an environment that enhances their success in science and math with spatial skills training, they are more likely to develop their skills as well as their confidence and consider a future in a STEM field.