Item #553
STEM majors have been at 50% female for more than a decade
Topic: WorkplaceSource
Citation: Women in Academic Science: A Changing Landscape, p. 75 Author(s): Ceci, Ginther, Kahn, Williams Institution(s): Cornell University, University of Kansas, Boston University Link: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/Women-Academic-Science.pdf?utm_source=nytimes&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=pspitimes Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2014 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:p. 76 - "The results we present below show such a dramatic increase in the number of women in science at all levels over the past 40 years that research based on data prior to the 1990s may have little bearing on the current circumstances women encounter."