[WikiEN-l] Systemic bias wrt gender

Wed Nov 22 19:18:48 UTC 2006

David Gerard wrote:
> Also, you know how any technical field laments the strange lack of
> women? Technical fields have had that strange lack of women for a
> hundred years and still there's no solution to what the heck is
> culling them so early.
>
>
> - d.
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If you are interested:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/v006kt042w30045r/

http://www.american.edu/sadker/thereportcard.htm

http://jte.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/53/2/168

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCG/is_2_30/ai_105478982

http://www.maec.org/beyond.html
And from this last link:

*GENDER BIAS IN STUDENT/TEACHER INTERACTIONS*

Although most teachers believe that they treat girls and boys the same, 
research indicates that they frequently do not. Studies show that 
teachers often exhibit differential behavior even though circumstances 
do not warrant it. The teacher' sex seems to have little bearing on the 
outcome; it is the sex of the student that seems to make a difference. 
For example:

    * Male students receive more of the teacher's attention (acceptance,
      praise, criticism, and remediation) and are given more time to
      talk in class from pre-school through college.^8
    * Although differences among subject matter areas have not been well
      examined, recent research has found student-teacher interaction in
      science classes to be biased toward boys.^9
    * Sex is a factor in the assignment of students to ability groups in
      mathematics, and males are more likely to be assigned to the high
      ability group.^10
    * Males receive harsher punishment than girls even for the same or a
      similar offense.^11
    * Teachers ask boys more higher order questions than they ask girls.^12

Some researchers suggest that differences in treatment contribute to 
girls' lower self-esteem, lower self-confidence, and reduced risk taking.