Although women have nearly attained equality with men in several formerly male-dominated fields, they remain underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We argue that one important reason for this discrepancy is that STEM careers are perceived as less likely than careers in other fields to fulfill communal goals (e.g., working with or helping other people). Such perceptions might disproportionately affect women’s career decisions, because women tend to endorse communal goals more than men. As predicted, we found that STEM careers, relative to other careers, were perceived to impede communal goals. Moreover, communal-goal endorsement negatively predicted interest in STEM careers, even when controlling for past experience and self-efficacy in science and mathematics. Understanding how communal goals influence people’s interest in STEM fields thus provides a new perspective on the issue of women’s representation in STEM careers
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Re: in short ...feminazibusterSeptember 8 2010, 00:06:44 UTC
"Although women have nearly attained equality with men in several formerly male-dominated fields"
I laugh every time when I see the word "nearly". Women HAVE attained equality with men in every single thing possible that exists in western societies.
It's not the menz fault that many to most women choose not to take on these fields. That's basically all it comes down to; women blaming men for their lack of determination or their own failures when it comes to the invisible glass ceiling.
But when it comes to feminism, they will make up anything and pull anything out of their ass to put all the blame on the menz. It's never the womenz fault when it comes to feminism.
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I laugh every time when I see the word "nearly". Women HAVE attained equality with men in every single thing possible that exists in western societies.
It's not the menz fault that many to most women choose not to take on these fields. That's basically all it comes down to; women blaming men for their lack of determination or their own failures when it comes to the invisible glass ceiling.
But when it comes to feminism, they will make up anything and pull anything out of their ass to put all the blame on the menz. It's never the womenz fault when it comes to feminism.
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This is a late-ass reply, but I only just found this community and I love it already.
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