HPPR hosts & contributors Thu July 12, 2012 'Stereotype Threat':
Why Women Quit Science Jobs Originally published on Thu July 12,
2012 7:29 pm Walk into any tech company or university math
department, and you'll likely see a gender disparity: Fewer
women than men seem to go into fields involving science,
engineering, technology and mathematics. Over the years,
educators, recruiters and government authorities have bemoaned
the gender gap and warned that it can have dire consequences for
American competitiveness and continued technological dominance.
It isn't just that fewer women choose to go into these fields.
Even when they go into these fields and are successful, women
are more likely than men to quit. "They tend to drop out at
higher rates than their male peers," said Toni Schmader, a
psychologist at the University of British Columbia. "As women
enter into careers, the levels of advancement aren't as steep
for women as for men. Schmader and a colleague, Matthias Mehl at
the University of Arizona, recently