An article by CNN news that relates the recent national science march and the women that participated in it. This article showed women that marched for science and encouraged them to continue loving, believing in, and pursuing science. The article focused not only on American women, but also on women from different backgrounds, such as African American and Hispanic. It encourages women to pursue a major in STEM if that is what they are passionate about, even if society believes otherwise."I would tell other female scientists, no matter how hard it may seem, it's absolutely worth it," said biomedical engineering student Remy Cooper. One of the indirect goals of the march was to break the stereotypes about women that act a barrier between them and society when it comes to science.
This article explores the different gender related issues that result in having fewer women in science. It explained that there is a huge gender inequality that often gets overlooked. The reason that there are less women in science majors stretch beyond the classroom: it is a societal issue. The problem goes hand in hand with rape, with people viewing males as superior to females. As soon as the stereotype is fixed, the number of women that choose to pursue a science related major will go up.
An article by The New York Times that explains why there is a small number of women in science. A study was conducted to understand why there are more males in the science community than females. The study found that one of the reasons was because institutions are more likely to offer a male the job than the female, even if both have the same qualifications and experience. Additionally, males were offered a higher salary ($4000) than women. Another reason is because society views the STEM area as unladylike. As a result, many girls are encouraged to pursue a teaching or secretary job. Thankfully, times are changing and more girls are choosing a STEM major.