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CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
卷 19, 期 5, 页码 275-279出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0963721410383241
关键词
sex differences; mathematic ability; spatial ability; discrimination; career aspirations
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS069792-01, R01 NS069792] Funding Source: Medline
Despite impressive employment gains in many fields of science, women remain underrepresented in fields requiring intensive use of mathematics. Here we discuss three potential explanations for women's underrepresentation: (a) male-female mathematical and spatial ability gaps, (b) sex discrimination, and (c) sex differences in career preferences and lifestyle choices. Synthesizing findings from psychology, endocrinology, sociology, economics, and education leads to the conclusion that, among a combination of interrelated factors, preferences and choices-both freely made and constrained-are the most significant cause of women's underrepresentation.
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