Arizona State University recently launched CareerWISE, a website aimed at increasing retention of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Ph.D. programs. There are lots of interesting features on the website, but they share the goal of helping women to cope with difficult situations. There are videos capturing the …
[openbook booknumber=”ISBN:9780674057302″ templatenumber=”1″] Brain Storm The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2010. 408 pp. $35, £25.95, €31.50. ISBN 9780674057302. Delusions of Gender How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine Norton, New York, 2010. 368 pp. $25.95, C$32.50. …
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This review (from Science) discusses the book Whistling Vivaldi and Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us. It sounds like a really good read and might give us some clues as to why underrepresented groups might not do as well in science as they should be able to.
Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, 2nd ed. is published by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. It offers valuable advice for those embarking on the beginning of an academic career.
