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Science Counters Educational Inequality
Psychological research identifies how academic disparities arise and proposes ways to reduce them.
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Why Are Girls Less Likely to Become Scientists?
Despite years of programs to get girls to code and to pair female scientists with mentors, men outnumber women two-to-one in STEM—science, technology, engineering and math—jobs. The gender gaps are especially wide in some of
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Open Communication and Varied Career Opportunities for New PhDs
Opening up communication between students and advisors can lead to more honest and realistic career discussions, especially about nonacademic opportunities.
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on the psychology of erectile dysfunction, STEM engagement in informal learning environments, leveraging decision science, rethinking attentional habits, and much more.
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Has Academia Become More Gender-Fair for Women? Findings From an Adversarial Analysis of Gender Bias
“Happily, the realities of today no longer support the belief that [STEM] jobs are pervasively biased against women.” But the findings come with caveats. New Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Exploring Gender Bias in Six Key Domains of Academic Science: An Adversarial Collaboration
Ceci, Khan, and Williams’s analysis of hundreds of existing studies covering six aspects of academic life relevant to tenure-track professors suggests that the academy has taken significant steps toward gender equality.
