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The New "3Rs": gender and the science and engineering classroom.
Abstract
At the dawn of the 21st century why do we still have to talk about gender equality in education? Although a ban on gender discrimination in public schools was imposed by Title IX of the Education Amendment over twenty years ago, gender bias in our educational institutions is alive and thriving, not just in K-12 classrooms, but in science and engineering education, too. Not only are women less likely to choose these technical fields in our universities, but they are also less likely to graduate with bachelor's degrees in science and engineering or go on to earn graduate degrees in these fields. This paper addresses what we as professors can do to improve ...
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