‘Spark of brilliance’ bias holding back women in science?
‘Spark of brilliance’ bias holding back women in science?
- January 15, 2015
- Research by Andrew Penner, sociology associate professor, is featured in The Christian Science Monitor Jan. 15, 2015
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From The Christian Science Monitor:
Andrew Penner, a sociologist at the University of California, Irvine …. explaining
why more women are involved in some STEM fields than others, it avoids some of the
pitfalls that accompany other explanation for the gender gaps.
For the full story, please visit http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0115/Spark-of-brilliance-bias-holding-back-women-in-science.
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