News from the PWN Pipeline
"Women in general have to outperform men just to be regarded as their equal."
Dr. Athene Donald, professor of experimental physics at the University of Cambridge, emphasizes that while gender stereotyping has caused negative effects in many fields of study, the negative impact to women in science has been particularly profound. Conscious, and often unconscious, biases as well as outdated societal expectations of women negatively influence the progress of women in research. Women in scientific areas of study are less successful in winning research grant money, are paid less than their male counterparts and are often less likely to be hired. Dr. Donald advocates for training courses focused on bringing greater awareness to unconscious bias as an initial step towards eliminating gender-stereotyping in the workplace.
Test your own unconscious biases -- the results can be surprising!
The web-based infrastructure of Harvard University's Project Implicit is designed to test the implicit associations, thoughts and feelings that occur outside of conscious thought or control. Take one of the tests on mental health or social attitudes today and test your own (perhaps unknown) unconscious biases.
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