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The Mathematics of Sex - How Biology and Society Conspire to Limit Talented Women and Girls (Hardcover)
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The Mathematics of Sex - How Biology and Society Conspire to Limit Talented Women and Girls (Hardcover)
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Nearly half of all physicians and biologists are females, as are
the majority of new psychologists, veterinarians, and dentists,
suggesting that women have achieved equality with men in the
workforce. But the ranks of professionals in math-intensive careers
remain lopsidedly male; up to 93% of tenure-track academic
positions in some of the most mathematically-oriented fields are
held by men.
Three main explanations have been advanced to explain the dearth of
women in math-intensive careers, and in The Mathematics of Sex,
Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams describe and dissect the
evidence for each. The first explanation involves innate
ability--male brains are physiologically optimized to perform
advanced mathematical and spatial operations; the second is that
social and cultural biases inhibit females' training and success in
mathematical fields; the third alleges that women are less
interested in math-intensive careers than are men, preferring
people-oriented pursuits. Drawing on research in endocrinology,
economics, sociology, education, genetics, and psychology to arrive
at their own unique, evidence-based conclusion, the authors argue
that the problem is due to certain choices that women (but not men)
are compelled to make in our society; that women tend not to favor
math-intensive careers for certain reasons, and that sex
differences in math and spatial ability cannot adequately explain
the scarcity of women in these fields. The Mathematics of Sex
represents the first time such a thorough synthesis of data has
been carried out to solve the puzzle of women's underrepresentation
in math-intensive careers. The result is a readable, engaging
account suitable not only for academics in an array of disciplines,
but for general readers as well--including educators, science
policymakers, parents of daughters, and anyone intellectually
curious about a key controversy of our time.
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