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Survey: Female Scientists Sacrifice Career for Family
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When you read the word "scientist," what image comes to mind? Is it a white man in a lab coat? Now imagine this scientist sitting at a desk. Next to the scientific implements and computers, among the beakers and baubles, are there framed pictures of family? ...
Ladies, Want a Career in Science? Want to Have a Family? Pick One
By Alison Fairbrother - Politics DailyWhen you read the word "scientist," what image comes to mind? Is it a white man in a lab coat? Now imagine this scientist sitting at a desk. Next to the scientific implements and computers, among the beakers and baubles, are there framed pictures of family? Chances are you did not picture a female. And perhaps not surprisingly, results of a recent survey of 1,300 female and male scientists suggest that female scientists might be making significant personal sacrifices to achieve professional goals. The survey, commissioned by L'Oreal, in partnership with the American Association for the ...
British Austerity Budget Discriminates Against Women, Lawsuit Claims
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyBudget cuts are never popular politically. But can they be illegal? Last week, a prominent women's rights organization mounted a legal challenge against the British government on the grounds that its budget discriminates against women. The case was brought forward by The Fawcett Society, a non-profit organization in the U.K. devoted to establishing equality between the sexes. The group is arguing that Treasury officials in the new coalition government broke the law by failing to conduct an assessment of how the current austerity budget would affect women. According to a 2007 law passed by ...
No, It's Not Your Imagination; We're Biased Against Women
By Joann M. Weiner - Politics DailyReaders of The Washington Post recently chose a male over a female writer to be the Post's new guest pundit. That's not necessarily news, because his writing may very well be better than hers. But, the question that many of us have is this: did the winner's gender influence the judges? In other words, by identifying the gender of the writers, did the Post unintentionally conduct a biased contest? Two classic studies would seem to suggest so. The first is a 2000 study by economists Claudia Goldin of Harvard and Cecilia Rouse of Princeton on discrimination in orchestra hiring practices. Until ...
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