A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It?

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
Multidisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
Scientific Fields

AbstractOne of three grants recently awarded by ICSU is to a new joint project led by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and IUPAC, with the strong involvement of IUPAP. The project will compile evidence worldwide, including on trends on the role of women in science, to support informed decisions and provide easy access to materials proven to be useful in encouraging girls and young women to study and work in scientific fields. With the involvement of six scientific unions, UNESCO, and GenderInSite, this project constitutes a large international and multidisciplinary collaboration.

scholarly journals A global approach to the gender gap in mathematical, computing and natural sciences: How to measure it, how to reduce it?

2019 ◽  
Vol 115 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irvy M.A. Gledhill ◽  
Marie-Françoise Roy ◽  
Mei-Hung Chiu ◽  
Rachel Ivie ◽  
Silvina Ponce-Dawson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Global Approach

scholarly journals Gender and societies: a grassroots approach to women in science

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 190633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex James ◽  
Rose Chisnall ◽  
Michael J. Plank
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Simple Mathematical Model ◽  
Lower Status ◽  
The Status ◽  
Analyse Data

Women are under-represented in science. We show that the extent of the gender gap varies depending on the status of the position in question and there are simple steps that can be taken to improve diversity. We analyse data on the activities of over 30 science societies spanning four countries and five distinct discipline areas. Our results show that women tend to be equally represented in lower status roles and awards, e.g. student prizes and editorships, but under-represented in higher status roles, e.g. late-career awards and chief editorships. We develop a simple mathematical model to explore the role of homophily in decision making and quantify the effect of simple steps that can be taken to improve diversity. We conclude that, when the stakes are low, efforts to tackle historic gender bias towards men have been at least partially successful, but when the stakes are higher male dominance is often still the norm.

scholarly journals A global approach to the gender gap in mathematical, computing and natural sciences: How to measure it, how to reduce it?

2019 ◽  
Vol 115 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irvy M.A. Gledhill ◽  
Marie-Françoise Roy ◽  
Mei-Hung Chiu ◽  
Rachel Ivie ◽  
Silvina Ponce-Dawson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Global Approach

scholarly journals The Gender Gap in Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Mei-Hung Chiu ◽  
Marie-Francoise Roy ◽  
Hongming Liaw
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
International Union ◽  
Applied Chemistry ◽  
Science Project ◽  
International Mathematical

Abstract In 2017, the ICSU Gender-Gap in Science project was approved. Lead by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the project full title is “A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It?”

scholarly journals Gender Gap in Science

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Mei-Hung Chiu ◽  
Mark Cesa
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Unesco Institute ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Access Rights

AbstractThere continues to be a persistent gap between women’s and men’s participation, access, rights, pay, and benefits in the natural sciences, mathematics, and computing. The UNESCO Institute of Statistics reports that fewer than 30% of the world’s researchers are women. Many scientists, mathematicians, computing experts, and policy makers are working to reduce this gender gap by way of a wide range of initiatives. The International Science Council (ISC) funded a unique three-year project in 2017-2019 called, “A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing and Natural Sciences: How to measure it, how to reduce it?” that has provided a wide-ranging view of the issues women face in the sciences and how these issues may be overcome.

Addressing the gender gap in science: lessons from examining international initiatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merrilyn Goos ◽  
Regina Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Science Project ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Science Disciplines

Abstract From 2017 to 2019 the International Science Council funded a project investigating the gender gap in science disciplines. The aim of the project was to collect and analyse data on the gender gap and to create a database of good practices for encouraging girls and young women to study and pursue education and careers in the mathematical, computing, and natural sciences. In this article, we draw on our work in the Gender Gap in Science project to (1) explain the nature of the gender gap problem, (2) give examples of initiatives that scientists can take to help solve the gender gap problem, and (3) offer guidelines on how to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to address the gender gap in science.

Telling Cases That Inform an Understanding of Factors Impacting the Development of Inventors From Diverse Backgrounds

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Stephanie Couch ◽  
Audra Skukauskaite ◽  
Leigh B. Estabrooks
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Young Men ◽  
The United States ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds

The lack of diversity among patent holders in the United States (1-3) is a topic that is being discussed by federal policymakers. Available data suggests that prolific patent holders and leading technology innovators are 88.3% male and nearly 94.3% Asian, Pacific Islander, or White, and half of the diversity that does exist is among those who are foreign born (3). The data shows that there is a need for greater diversity among patent holders. Few studies, however, are available to guide the work of educators creating learning opportunities to help young people from diverse backgrounds learn to invent. Educators must navigate issues that have complex sociocultural and historical dimensions (4), which shape the ideas of those surrounding them regarding who can invent, with whom, under what conditions, and for what purposes. In this paper, we report the results of an ongoing multimethod study of an invention education pro- gram that has worked with teachers and students in Grades 6 through 12 for the past 16 years. Findings stem from an analysis of end-of-year experience surveys and interview transcripts of six students (three young men and three young women) who participated in high school InvenTeams®. The data were used to investigate three topics: 1) ways high school students who have participated on an InvenTeam conceptualize the term "failure" and what it means to "learn from failure," 2) what supported and constrained the work of the three young women during their InvenTeams experience and the implications for policy makers concerned about the gender gap in patenting, and 3) ways the young men and young women took up (or didn't take up) the identity of "inventor" after working on a team that developed a working prototype of an invention during the previous school year.

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