Sex Differences in Math-Intensive Fields

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 discriminat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current Directions in Psychological Science. - Sage Publications, Inc.. - 19(2010), 5, Seite 275-279
1. Verfasser:	Ceci, Stephen J. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Williams, Wendy M.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Current Directions in Psychological Science
Schlagworte:	Behavioral sciences Mathematics Social sciences Biological sciences Applied sciences