tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post4023171453463401720..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: STEM, Gender, and Leaky PipelinesSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-67502166029107450562015-02-26T01:54:25.911-05:002015-02-26T01:54:25.911-05:00BTW, if you want a real conspiracy about a group t...BTW, if you want a real conspiracy about a group that is being targeted in schools, take a look at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/education/black-students-face-more-harsh-discipline-data-shows.htmlHomoSapiensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-59901566957306283182015-02-25T15:07:09.863-05:002015-02-25T15:07:09.863-05:00As a woman in STEM (mostly T) I'm not going to...As a woman in STEM (mostly T) I'm not going to leak anywhere with this economy considering my salary and benefits. Plus this economy has likely pushed up the ages women in my generation will have children. Though my sister who is S I think is more likely to leave the field since it seems like there is an oversupply of biological sciences graduates and not a ton of good jobs.Melissahttps://twitter.com/melissamcewennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-12772623048287741892015-02-22T16:43:16.091-05:002015-02-22T16:43:16.091-05:00I wonder to what degree the female numbers are pro...I wonder to what degree the female numbers are propped up by affirmative action. I suspect most STEM departments are under pressure to increase their numbers of female grad students and professors.<br /><br />Steve, you probably have some insight into this.randomguyontheinternetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-71799532774291646042015-02-22T01:41:58.089-05:002015-02-22T01:41:58.089-05:00Calm down. Parents are feeding their kids Ritalin...Calm down. Parents are feeding their kids Ritalin, not the schools. So if it is a conspiracy to keep white men down, it is being done by their (presumably) white parents. And last college class I attended, I didn't see anybody verbally attacking anyone.HomoSapiensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23135458740455248212015-02-21T07:59:27.937-05:002015-02-21T07:59:27.937-05:00As and addendum, the concerns over gender imbalanc...As and addendum, the concerns over gender imbalance in STEM is really part of the vicious anti-male bigotry that has infected our schools and univerisities. Drugging school boys into insensibility with Ritalin, verbally attacking men, especially white men, in college classes and discriminating against them in every conceivable way. Why any man, again especially white but really any, would want toBobSykesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23534577549030409502015-02-21T07:52:07.136-05:002015-02-21T07:52:07.136-05:00First, these gender differences are at least parti...First, these gender differences are at least partially genetic in origin, and they cannot be eliminated without coercion. And, of course, the usual suspects (all delusional, tenured PhD's) are proposing rigid quota systems to redress imbalances.<br /><br /><br />Second, there is substantial over production in all STEM fields, and many STEM graduates never work in the discipline they studied. BobSykesnoreply@blogger.com