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Pathways, Potholes, and the Persistence of Women in Science: Reconsidering the Pipeline

Book by Enobong Hannah Branch · 5 quotes · Women In Science, Gender Equality, Computer Science

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“Training for and pursuing a career in science can be treacherous for women; many more begin than ultimately complete at every stage. Characterizing this as a pipeline problem, however, leads to a focus on individual women instead of structural conditions.”

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“Strikingly, women who pass all of their introductory-level IT classes are still less likely to enter an IT major than men who fail. Failure is a significant obstacle for men but even failing an introductory-level class is not as much of a deterrent as being a woman.”

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“They expect that potential employers and coworkers will attempt to measure their commitment and competence through their participation in stereotypically masculine activities, such as tinkering (Margolis and Fisher 2003; McIlwee and Robinson 1994).”

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