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Article: A vaunted new study says women have it easy in STEM fields. Don’t believe it.

A recent study found that there was a roughly 2-to-1 preference for hiring female candidates over male candidates in various STEM fields. This article discusses whether the study is accurate and representative of the current state of the gender disparity in STEM.

Article: Why there are still far too few women in science and engineering

This Chatelaine magazine article (originally from Maclean’s) discusses the reasons why so few women pursue STEM careers, along with actions taken thus far to tackle the issue. Women are being forced out of careers in science and engineering, not because they can’t juggle babies and Bunsen burners, but because they’re discouraged at every turn by […]