Can Title IX Do for Women in Science and Engineering What It Has Done for Women in Sports?
Wednesday, April 27 1:00 p.m. 331 Smith Hall After every shock to the U.S. national psyche—Pearl Harbor, the Soviet launch of Sputnik, the 9/11 attacks—the nation emphasizes reinvestment in science and technology, including reassessing education in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). But today, our most recent national shock finds the U.S. blessed with a population that is culturally diverse and embodies a higher fraction of women attending college for their undergraduate degrees than men. We have a timely opportunity to redirect the nature of the research enterprise to one that is inclusive of diversity: both of the humans who will undertake the science and technology journey of the 21st century and the knowledge base they will need to take with them. Unfortunately, women are not applying for STEM faculty positions in proportion to their Ph.D. production numbers, especially at research institutions. Their disproportionate absence warns us that U.S.
Related Questions
- What does Title IX say in regards to women participating in male dominant sports such as football or men participating in womens sports such as softball?
- Why does Title IX not require the same amount be spent on men and womens sports?
- Does Title IX require that equal dollars be spent on men and womens sports?
