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Hamner, M., Holt, M. M., McGee, E., & Dickey-Davis, D. (2022, April). Exploring the Differences Between Science and Non-Science Majors in an Environment that Controls the Presence of Males. In 2004 GSW.
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M Hamner, MM Holt, E McGee, D Dickey-Davis - 2004 GSW, 2022 - peer.asee.org

Exploring the Differences Between Science and Non-Science Majors in an Environment that Controls the Presence of Males.

Science and underrepresentation

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Women remain sorely under-represented in mathematics, computer science, and the physical sciences. As a result, researchers have attempted to profile female students that choose these majors and to explain why others do not. Several studies suggest that male domination of classrooms and laboratories and the lack of female role models contribute to the disparity. At Texas Woman's University, a majority of faculty members are female, as are over 90% of students. Using a data set that contains information about all current Texas …

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