“Where The Boys Aren’t- The Gap On College Campuses” When reading this article by Melana Zyla Vickers the reader’s first impression is to assume that just by the title “Where The Boys Aren’t- The Gap On College Campuses” that the article is about pro-feminism. This is not the case, Vickers makes the point that males are not getting the same education as females, she calls attention to why males are not being taught to Value College. Vickers shows, "At colleges across the country 58 women will enroll as freshmen for every 42 men. As the class of 2010 proceeds toward graduation the male numbers dwindle”.
Mount Holyoke college says, “we continue to embolden women to break boundaries, shake off limits, and take lead.” implying that women’s attendance at Mount Holyoke College will gain them better opportunities that will help women grow mentally and financially. Mount Holyoke decided to be a women’s university “by choice” Mount Holyoke says, “[w]e attract world-class faculty and students because we are different” (1). In this type of environment women tend to “challenge themselves academically, Immerse themselves in campus life, and seek out leadership roles” (2), In the future these three key points pay off. According to Mount Holyoke, women who attend their college “stand up, stand out, and stand together” (2).
In his essay “The twenty-first-century Campus: Where Are the Men?” which appears in Sociology, Macionis describes the very common gender discrimination that favored men a century ago. Men’s colleges were to be seen in a great majority, however, steadily in a few years women began to increase. The gender gap was evident in all cultural categories at all class levels. Later on women started to become fairly a great majority at colleges and a gender imbalance was created. Women usually dominated discussions at college as there were few men in class.
This article does not focus on the entire minority group because in the tech industry, Asians are one of the top race next to Caucasians (Ulloa, 2016, para.5) to be hired and women of colors are more likely to be selected because they fit in two of the diversity demographics. In a study of about 29,500 students taking an AP computer science exam proves that black and Latino men only make up 9.3% of the population. “Tech professionals say the obstacles for black and Latinos men are many, from economic disparities in wealth and income to differences in the ways boys are taught at school and home.” (Ulloa, 2016, para.8). Being raised to being force to respect, never talk back, or told to never question authority, lead to these men having a complex relationship with authority.
In Ann L. Mullen’s article on “Gender, Social Background, and the choice of College major in a liberal arts context” highlights how gender along with social status impacts the choice of college major. Mullen writes, “ Men are more likely than women to major in engineering, the physical sciences, and fields that lead to jobs with high incomes and prestige”(Mullen 292). Additionally, the article explains how women are more likely to lean towards social sciences and how these programs are tailored to encourage women into these particular fields of study. Mullen goes on to explain how “nearly 80 percent have parents with at least a bachelor degree” (Mullen 296). through these findings she confirms that men are more likely to be concerned with
Do other college promote diversity? An article by Smith, Gerbick, Figueroa, Watkins, Levitan, Moore, Merchant, Beliak and Figueroa (1997) discussed the variety of diversity programs on college campuses. Smith et al. (1997) believed that students from all of across the nation benefit from diversity programs on college campuses. Smith and his colleagues (1997) believed that all sorts of student would benefit from learning about diversity and inclusion on a college campus.
Barbara Winslow, a distinguished lecturer and historian, explains, “Young women were not admitted into many colleges and universities…girls could become teachers and nurses, but not doctors or principals; women rarely were awarded tenure and even more rarely appointed college presidents.” These opportunities women were denied would’ve allowed them to be more independent and have a better chance of success later in life. As is known today, female professors and university presidents are significantly more common on college campuses. Alongside female professors and presidents having more opportunities, young college women are now pursuing Masters and Doctorate
After the passage of Title IX, the amount of women enrolled into schools has increased to the point where there are more women enrolled in college than men. For example, Cornell University admitted just two women a year, and now 70-80% of the students are women (The Real). This shows that women are starting to outnumber the amount of men enrolled in colleges. As Title IX got passed women have been booming with their education, fully taking advantage for the fortunate opportunity they were given. During 1973, 43% of women were enrolled in college, but by 1994 it grew to 63% (Title).
Dreams That Can Be Accomplished African American history is filled with a plethora of contributions in the music, acting, and sport industries, but some young adults fail to recognize the African American contributions to the science field. For decades, minority women have been the most underrepresented individuals in science, engineering, and medicine. Being one of less than 100 African American women physicists in the United States, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green has been an inspiration to me to pursue a degree in Chemistry. She once said, “It’s important to know that our brains are capable of more.” It is important for African American women to further their skills and know that they are a valuable part of the workplace and that their contributions to STEM is essential.
As a young latina woman looking to major in computer science, I continuously remind myself about the influence I could have on young Latino students and by how changing their views on science, technology, engineering and math, I could fight the problem that minorities are underestimated in STEM fields, Latino students are underestimated because of race, and it 's not because we’re unfit for STEM but because we are unaware of the opportunities we have making us a minority in the workforce. From a young age being a Latina girl never placed me at a disadvantage, however, I wasn 't always met with support at home when I showed interest in science or math because my parents did not have a great understanding of those subjects, being a
Currently, there is a problem with a lack of black woman in the STEM robotics education area. According to The Washington Post, “Attracting women into STEM fields has proved to be difficult. The report notes, “Women are less likely than men to pursue degrees in STEM, and black and Hispanic students are less likely than white students.” This problem is currently within middle school’s attended predominantly by lower income families. A majority of public school students nationwide are from low-income families, according to an analysis by the Southern Education Foundation.
Steps toward diversifying STEM fields–such as Kimberly Bryant founding Black Girls Code–are especially beneficial to the cause, but we have to remember that expanding STEM will be a lengthy process; just as it takes numerous, continuous steps to run and finish a marathon, so will the journey for diversity in STEM be as extensive. A diversification in STEM needs to happen. The more variant the minds of tomorrow 's scientists are, the more potential there is for new innovations and inventions. But what is holding this undertaking back is the same thing that hinders equal rights: deep rooted stereotypes in our society.
In 2005, director Ang Lee adapted Annie Proulx’s 1998 short story Brokeback Mountain, and while they both tell the same story with the same characters, the message and take away from each version is different. This story, in both the book and film, follows the lives of two cowboys from Wyoming in the 1960s who have an affair and are eventually torn apart. Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar face opposition in their affair both from the outside world because of the conservative era they live in, and from inside and their internalized homophobia. Both the book and the film manage to tell the story of these men but do it in different ways. While many scenes and exact excerpts of dialogue from the book are incorporated into the movie (rather faithfully),
Women comprise 48 percent of the United States workforce, but just 24 percent of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. A study by Gaucher found that job advertisements for male-dominated careers tended to use more argentic words (or words denoting agency, such as "leader" and "goal-oriented") associated with male stereotypes. The stereotype threat is one of the important reasons domestic females are underrepresented in STEM field. Because stereotype threats bring females extra stresses, they could lead to negative academic performances for females, especially for those studying mathematics and science. Meg Urry is a professor of physics and astronomy at Yale.
1 shows that women’s enrollment is almost two times greater than it was in 1980. A close to 50% jump in less than 25 years is a surprising number. If all students are being told to go to college, then why are women’s numbers higher than men’s? In The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What It Means for American Schools by Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann, they argue that boys participate less in activities
