The Problem:
As a child growing up you are often asked what you want to do when you grow up and although most people’s answer changes about every week it is assumed that you can do anything you like when you grow up. This is true but not necessarily encouraged even if it is not apparent. The biases that presented when choosing a career path are still very evident in today’s society. Teachers may sublimely push for certain gender students to go into a science or mathematical field while encourage others to pursue more liberal arts curriculum before even seeing a students interests, ability, or getting to know them at all based primarily on the gender of that student.
The stereotypes that have almost become the normal these days that males are better at math and science and females are better at language and history is completely untrue. This has easily been proven with the growing amount of women in STEM fields and the success in their careers. There are many factors that could attribute to a student’s interest in different areas of study but their gender is not or rather should not be one of the reasons. Although there are historic trends that follow fairly strict gender lines these were only due to oppression and social norm. These trends are being broken more and more each day with the increase of women in STEM fields. The number though still needs to increase since there are still stereotypes being taken as truth by many that women are not capable of excelling in STEM fields. So when a child is asked what they want to do when they grow up and no matter their gender they should be taken seriously when they wish to be the next pioneering engineer or mathematician or cancer-curing doctor.
Please explore our site to see the importance of women in science, and take our survey to share with us how much you're opinion has changed on the issue!
The stereotypes that have almost become the normal these days that males are better at math and science and females are better at language and history is completely untrue. This has easily been proven with the growing amount of women in STEM fields and the success in their careers. There are many factors that could attribute to a student’s interest in different areas of study but their gender is not or rather should not be one of the reasons. Although there are historic trends that follow fairly strict gender lines these were only due to oppression and social norm. These trends are being broken more and more each day with the increase of women in STEM fields. The number though still needs to increase since there are still stereotypes being taken as truth by many that women are not capable of excelling in STEM fields. So when a child is asked what they want to do when they grow up and no matter their gender they should be taken seriously when they wish to be the next pioneering engineer or mathematician or cancer-curing doctor.
Please explore our site to see the importance of women in science, and take our survey to share with us how much you're opinion has changed on the issue!