March is Women's History month!! As suggested in our twitter account, take advantage of the many opportunities to learn more about all the women in STEM who paved the way and the contemporary women fighting to make STEM fields move forward.
As an introductory reading, this article explains neurosexism, i.e., the use of brain studies to claim that men and women brains are wired differently and that gender roles are just the result of this biological fact. The author discusses what evidence exists for both sides of the debate.
Recently the NIH issued an official apology about it's failure to address sexual harassment in science. This article summarizes the statement delivered by NIH Director Francis Collins and mentions the work done by Dr. BethAnn McLaughlin, leader of the #MeTooSTEM movement, to advocate for victims of harassment within Academia. In this article, Orly Nadell Farber, a second-year student at Stanford University School of Medicine who worked in several NIH-funded institutions, responds to the official apology and discusses the sexual harassment culture present at NIH and more globally in STEM.
In this short Harvard Business Review podcast episode, the host Alison Beard interviews Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani. They discuss gender discrimination in STEM and strategies to encourage girls to remain in STEM careers despite this bias.
Finally, this article explains a statistic that appears paradoxical at first glance: the negative correlation between women empowerment and representation of women in STEM. A recent Psychological Science study suggests this paradox could be explained women in countries with higher gender inequality turning to STEM professions to ensure financial freedom.
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