Two stories out today, two very different results with regards to women.
First, a study out of Cornell University (authors' article on CNN) : The myth about women in science - Their core assertion, is that with identical resumes, women applicants are preferred 2-to-1 among both genders, to get an interview, and ultimately hired. Study's abstract.
Controversial to be sure. The CNN article even mentions an earlier study from 2006 that across all industries, the opposite. Read the full article, but keep in mind it is written by the authors of the released study. And in case you're wondering, one woman, one man, woman first in the credit for this.
Another article about it, with more charts and graphs, and not written by them.
Second, a story out of Canada: Two UBC scientists resign over lack of women nominations - At the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, the slate has been all men for two years in a row, and two researchers have resigned in protest.
So... ya. The second seems pretty blatent, though that the nominations come from the public, then a different committee whittle it down to men-only leaves way more questions than answers.
The first... well that'll provoke a reaction I'm sure. What it will be? I dunno. But go read the articles for yourself first. And hopefully the abstract too.
First, a study out of Cornell University (authors' article on CNN) : The myth about women in science - Their core assertion, is that with identical resumes, women applicants are preferred 2-to-1 among both genders, to get an interview, and ultimately hired. Study's abstract.
Controversial to be sure. The CNN article even mentions an earlier study from 2006 that across all industries, the opposite. Read the full article, but keep in mind it is written by the authors of the released study. And in case you're wondering, one woman, one man, woman first in the credit for this.
Another article about it, with more charts and graphs, and not written by them.
Second, a story out of Canada: Two UBC scientists resign over lack of women nominations - At the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, the slate has been all men for two years in a row, and two researchers have resigned in protest.
So... ya. The second seems pretty blatent, though that the nominations come from the public, then a different committee whittle it down to men-only leaves way more questions than answers.
The first... well that'll provoke a reaction I'm sure. What it will be? I dunno. But go read the articles for yourself first. And hopefully the abstract too.