EXCLUSIVE: Defence’s culture change progress report reveals women aren’t fooled when male bosses’ public enthusiasm is little more than a script and doesn’t match their actions.
Tags: Women in ITOur earlier articles about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) were from research funding, gender bias and outright sexist points of view. Now an October 13, 2015 article in The Conversation highlights some unexpected new findings on STEM gender bias. The author is by David Miller, Doctoral Student in Psychology, Northwestern University and the article, […]
Tags: Stem, Women in ITAre men better at math? Not according to some recent research. A June 24th 2015 Science 2.0 News article I Think, Therefore I Am A Math Expert reports on recent Washington State University research which suggests that men are kidding themselves. The report describes the test results from 2 studies with undergraduate students, one of […]
Tags: Stem, Women in ITOur May Newsletter article Sexism in STEM quoted the Emma Baitz comment on an April 2015 incident: “The sound of foreheads being slapped rung out across the globe. The internet was ablaze with righteous feminist fury”. Now a June 2015 incident at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Korea has received similar publicity, albeit […]
Tags: Stem, Women in ITOur February Newsletter article Women in Leadership: More Facts and Misconceptions spoke of “some evidence of a societal shift” on gender bias. Unfortunately, there is some more recent evidence of a distinct lack of shift in some Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. A 13 May 2015 article in The Conversation, Sexism in science: […]
Tags: Stem, Women in ITThe article Women in Leadership: Facts and Misconceptions in our September 2014 Issue noted that “Despite the solid empirical evidence supporting the case for more women in IT and more women in leadership roles, the issue is still being clouded by a great deal of unconscious bias and pseudo- science.” Some recent media coverage shows […]
Tags: Women in IT“I believe a gender imbalance means the industry is missing opportunities for even greater growth, innovation and success” This quote comes from a 3 September 2014 Information Age post The women in IT issue is not going away, says Salesforce. Eileen O’Mara, Salesforce.com’s Area VP of commercial sales, refers to a recent UK study (the […]
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