Comments on: Gender and Science http://www.libertypages.com/cgw/2008/05/21/gender-and-science/ Musings on Science, Religion and Philosophy Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clark http://www.libertypages.com/cgw/2008/05/21/gender-and-science/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Clark Wed, 21 May 2008 21:01:21 +0000 http://www.libertypages.com/cgw/?p=270#comment-530 I'm not saying that the effects in ones childhood dominates. I do think it has an effect but it certainly may be swamped by real sexual differences. I'm not sure we know one way or the other though. I’m not saying that the effects in ones childhood dominates. I do think it has an effect but it certainly may be swamped by real sexual differences. I’m not sure we know one way or the other though.

]]> By: Rich Knapton http://www.libertypages.com/cgw/2008/05/21/gender-and-science/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Rich Knapton Wed, 21 May 2008 18:39:11 +0000 http://www.libertypages.com/cgw/?p=270#comment-527 I only have a sample size of four (my girls) but they were pretty much consistent. In K-12 they were all math whizzes. And, they received lots of recognition for their math abilities. I high school, while still getting A's in math, their interests all shifted to English, Poetry, Debate, etc. They were more interested in expressing themselves than pursuing math related subjects. In college two went for the tech/science stuff: IT and astronomy. One is leaning to finance and the other has just started. I'm leaning towards the "I want to do what interests me" as the primary reason for fewer women in tech/science jobs There are enough studies to show that generally speaking women are more focused on horizontal connections while men are more focused on vertical connections. Rich I only have a sample size of four (my girls) but they were pretty much consistent. In K-12 they were all math whizzes. And, they received lots of recognition for their math abilities. I high school, while still getting A’s in math, their interests all shifted to English, Poetry, Debate, etc. They were more interested in expressing themselves than pursuing math related subjects. In college two went for the tech/science stuff: IT and astronomy. One is leaning to finance and the other has just started.

I’m leaning towards the “I want to do what interests me” as the primary reason for fewer women in tech/science jobs

There are enough studies to show that generally speaking women are more focused on horizontal connections while men are more focused on vertical connections.

Rich

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