- Sex differences in STEM: inherited, not sociocultural, sex differences, coupled with demands of rearing children, are the main source of the gender disparities we find today in STEM. Discrimination appears to play a smaller role, and in some cases may favour women, rather than disfavouring them. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0890207020962326 286 comments science
- however, more men than women exhibit a stronger interest in things, whereas more women than men exhibit a stronger interest in people... if one were to pick pairs of people at random, one man and one woman, the man would be more things-oriented than the woman around 75% of the time. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0890207020962326 30 comments science
Linking pages
- Does testosterone impair men's cognitive empathy? Evidence from two large-scale randomized controlled trials | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2019.1062 87 comments
- Humans as a model species for sexual selection research | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1866/20171320 9 comments
- Not Lack of Ability but More Choice: Individual and Gender Differences in Choice of Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - Ming-Te Wang, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Sarah Kenny, 2013 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797612458937 1 comment
- Sex Differences in Work Preferences, Life Values, and Personal Views https://www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/sex-differences-in-work-preferences 0 comments