Why Aren't More Women in Science?

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ISBN: 9781591474852 | 159147485X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/1/2006

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The most reliable and current knowledge about womens participation in science is presented in this collection of 15 essays written by top researchers on gender differences in ability that address why more women are not pursuing careers in science, engineering, and math.

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Contributors	p. xi
Setting the Stage	p. 1
Introduction: Striving for Perspective in the Debate on Women in Science	p. 3
Essays	p. 25
Women at the Top in Science-and Elsewhere	p. 27
"Underrepresentation" or Misrepresentation?	p. 39
Is Math a Gift? Beliefs That Put Females at Risk	p. 47
Sex, Math, and Science	p. 57
Taking Science Seriously: Straight Thinking About Spatial Sex Differences	p. 69
Sex Differences in Personal Attributes for the Development of Scientific Expertise	p. 79
Do Sex Differences in Cognition Cause the Shortage of Women in Science?	p. 101
Brains, Bias, and Biology: Follow the Data	p. 113
Science, Sex, and Good Sense: Why Women Are Underrepresented in Some Areas of Science and Math	p. 121
Women in Science: Gender Similarities in Abilities and Sociocultural Forces	p. 131
The Seeds of Career Choices: Prenatal Sex Hormone Effects on Psychological Sex Differences	p. 147
Sex Differences in Mind: Keeping Science Distinct From Social Policy	p. 159
An Evolutionary Perspective on Sex Differences in Mathematics and the Sciences	p. 173
Neural Substrates for Sex Differences in Cognition	p. 189
Where Are All the Women? Gender Differences in Participation in Physical Science and Engineering	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 211
Are We Moving Closer and Closer Apart? Shared Evidence Leads to Conflicting Views	p. 213
Questions for Discussion and Reflection	p. 237
Author Index	p. 239
Subject Index	p. 247
About the Editors	p. 253
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