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The mathematics of sex : how biology and society conspire to limit talented women and girls / Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ceci, Stephen J., author.
- Williams, Wendy M. (Wendy Melissa), 1960- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in mathematics.
- Women in science.
- Mathematical ability--Sex differences--Research.
- Mathematical ability.
- Women in mathematics--Social aspects.
- Women in science--Social aspects.
- Women in the professions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Even though women consistently receive better grades in math and science, men excel on math aptitude tests and are greatly overrepresented in the so-called hard sciences. This book explores why males are overrepresented in mathematically intensive professions such as physics, computer science, chemistry, and engineering.
- Contents:
- A multidimensional problem
- Opening arguments: environment
- Opening arguments: biology
- Challenges to the environmental position
- Challenges to the biological position
- Background and trend data
- Comparisons across societies, cultures, and developmental stages
- Conclusions and synthesis
- What next? Research and policy recommendations.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-259) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773701-3
- 0-19-988921-X
- 0-19-973678-2
- OCLC:
- 707923750
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