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Representation (gender)
in STEM (mostly CS)
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u Gender only?
u Why this is a hard discussion
u What did anyone learn?
u What are the facts?
u Why should we care?
Gender in STEM (and CS)
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Women in CS
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u VERY widely replicated
u Study:u Send resumés (only) to 2000-10,000 employersu Variations: gender/ethnicity of name; PTA membership
u And lots of others but we’ll focus on theseu These are the ONLY variations
u What results would you expect?u In terms of…
u Hiring?u Salaries offered?
Resumé Studies
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Resumé Studies: Names u Callbacks for common names
u White/Black: 1/10 callback/resumés vs 1/15 callback/resumés
u Male/female differences
C.A. Moss-Racusin et al, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
$30,238 / $26,508
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Parenthood u After controlling for :
u Experience, Education, SES, hours worked, spousal incomeu Mothers made, on average, 4% less per childu Fathers made, on average, 6% more
u Resumé studies: either mention the PTA or don’tu Again, otherwise identicalu “Mothers”: $11,000 < childless womenu “Mothers”: $13,000 < fathers
u Gap widens for lower-income jobs
u Discussion: why mothers vs. parents?
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u Does it vary based on %age of women in a job?u That is, do we see different gaps in lower paid jobs?
u Yes. So how much?u Grade-school teachers:
u 91.4¢ / $1.00u Social workers:
u 82.1¢ / $1.00u Doctors:
u 71¢ / $1.00u Financial Specialists:
u 66¢ / $1.00
u Best analysis: ~60% job type + other, ~40% discrimination
The Wage Gap: Fact?
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u Are there differences in, e.g., spatial ability?u Assuming you control for other factors.
u No. There are not.u That anyone has been able to find.
u Do changes to welcome women hurt men?u Apparently not.
Innate Differences & Zero-Sum Games
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u Economic advantages to diverse teams?u Diversity of experiencesu Diversity of ideas
u More engineers on market?
u Ethics..?
u [your answer here]
Why Do We Care?
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Social Factors
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1. When might it matter to you?2. What can/should people do differently?
u Employers?u Teachers? u Schools?u You?
3. What would you personally change?4. Professionally?5. In the next 5 years?
Discussion