Are technology related field only for men? The answer to that is no, but many believed that it is. Technology has evolved many times throughout the past years. While others have embraced the modernized technology, some are still opposed due to the fear of the unknown. opposed it due to not being used to it. Since ancient times, women has played a minor role in society since they were expected to do a certain job, like being a housewife. Women in society haves been estimated to do less than men because of the gender bias that men are more superior than women. Researchers are interested to find the reason why many females avoid having jobs that are technology related. Reasons why women tend to shy away from this field is a mandatory area of research for society. It’s a necessary field of research to see why women aren’t interested in STEM related jobs, and why there are more men in this field. In recent years, women in STEM careers has dropped due to many circumstances. There are many reasons female avoid going into jobs that are related in the STEM field. Many researchers have found countless reasons why female avoid jobs in STEM. One of the …show more content…
In order for women to go into this field, they have to think that these jobs are not boring and can be beneficial for others or themselves. Females would also have to ignore the what others say about this occupation being only for men. Furthermore, people may say men are more capable in this job because they have better skills in science and math than women. Although this claim may be true, women are also capable of being excellent in these two courses too. To get the younger generations thinking about STEM as a future career, there needs to be more female in this job to serve as a role model. Research has found these reasons to be the cause of women avoiding STEM careers, and there may be more out there to be
Florman has more than one idea as to why young, educated women shy away from engineering as a career option. First, he notes that America has inherited much of its culture from England, where engineering has not been considered a high-class occupation. This is apparently so because engineering did not fully separate from craftsmanship until the mid-nineteenth century. Florman claims that most young, male engineers come from lower- and lower-middle-class families. He also claims that most young women who are educated in math and science come from middle- and upper-class families. For this reason, Florman explains that educated women generally see engineering as being below their social class, and therefore do not pursue it as an option. He supports his position with a story about how Herbert Hoover, after a long conversation, told a woman that he was an engineer and how she responded, "Why, I thought you were a gentleman!"1 Florman then turns to the feminists and asks why they haven't taken the lead in changing this situation.
Wang, Ming-Te, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, and Sarah Kenny. "Not Lack Of Ability But More Choice: Individual And Gender Differences In Choice Of Careers In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics." Psychological Science (Sage Publications Inc.) 24.5 (2013): 771, 774. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
In the working environment, there is focus on females having unequal salaries with males or where women are lacking. Sociology Professor of University of British Columbia, Neil Guppy, reveals statistics that point out males are more likely to become engineers; “. . .men with lower mathematics test scores are significantly more likely to enter and graduate from STEM degree fields” (Guppy 248). Additionally, “. . . domestic labor continues to be segregated into blue and pink jobs, with women disproportionately doing routine housework and childcare, and men concentrating most on non-routine domestic labor (e.g. fixing things)” (Guppy 251). Feminists have every right to argue for female inequality in the working environment; if women are able to score higher mathematics scores than males then they should have every right to obtain a STEM degree and enter fields of engineering. If women are able to prove throughout the course of the feminist movement that they are strong, they should be able to perform careers when they fix things. However, the perspective this writing takes doesn’t address how males fall victim to such careers; males are discriminated into performing non-routine domestic labor because they are supposed to be the “breadwinners” or perform physically demanding jobs. Just as females are disproportionately forced into domestic labor, so are males in STEM and engineering fields; if
Finally, our company should find some ways to boost gender diversity. In the third article “How to boost gender diversity in STEM”, using gender ratio statistics of 14 major tech companies Abby Perkins (2014) showed how serious of the gender diversity. Using ethos, Perkins (2014) mentioned the current trends in U.S. that only a few women are interested in STEM field. Consequently, to increase the diversity for real, it should be taken much earlier – in the education. Then he suggested several specific methods to achieve the gender
Promoting gender equity in STEM courses in high school is a crucial step in the direction of postsecondary achievement in related careers. But all too often, students Students are often afraid to try something new and of failing in front of others. Students who chronically under-perform in math and science, thinking they are not competent to excel in these subjects, are at risk of giving up.
But sex-segregation does not really explain the overall gender wage gap. Women’s average educational attainment now exceeds that of men’s and as a result, women have been entering previously considered to be “masculine” occupational fields at growing rates. Even in the STEM fields, women are no longer underrepresented except for in computer sciences and engineering. However, gender wage gap is present at every level of the career ladder in every field. How and why does this
Fields that were formerly male-dominated are actively recruiting women to diversify their staff. They have recognized the power of diverse thinking in business. Articles online explain how to recruit women in technology and science fields, among others.
Donna Haraway’s essay, ‘A Cyborg Manifesto’ is an analysis of women and advanced technology in a postmodern world. Haraway uses various illustrations to focus on women’s relation to the technologically scientific world, she uses the metaphor of a cyborg to challenge feminists and engage in a politics beyond naturalism and essentialisms. She also uses the idea of the cyborg to offer a political strategy for the dissimilar interests of socialism and feminism. In her manifesto, Haraway describes a cyborg as a hybrid of machine and organism or a cybernetic organism, created by the advances in technology.
Over the years there have been many changes in the work-place. Since the second World War there has been a steady increase of women on the workforce across all the different types of careers there are in the United States. Some careers have seen more of a rapid change than others, a few of the career fields that have not really had much growth in gender diversity have been Engineering and Technology. Both of these fields have always been more male dominate throughout the history of their existence. The problem is that both of these careers demand a constant stream of new innovative ideas to fuel advancements in different types of technology. Those advancements are also very important to the public’s day to day life, as both of these fields are all around us every day. There is no better way to get new ideas than to bring in someone who has a different thought process than you. That is why colleges and companies need to try harder to bring in women to these careers rather than overlook them. With that being said if someone is not right for the job, then they’re not right for the job, the problem is that many companies are choosing male engineers over female engineers. If the careers in these to field want to keep having great advancement, they’re going to need all the great minds that we can get, and stop turning so many away. There has been a lot of research done over this same subject over several years but the results do not seem to be changing, and again and again they always seem to so that men are favored over women when it comes to getting a job in the engineering and technology fields. The problem all boils down to the companies and colleges, both of which need to change so those who desire to excel in these fields, get ...
In the 21st Century the number of women enrolling in higher education institutions is surpassing the numbers of men enrolled. The graduation rates of women from high school and higher education are most often higher than for men. The number of women graduates from most professional occupations, including higher paying medicine, law and business, will exceed the number of men graduates in the near future. In numerous occupational areas with a majority of women graduates, salaries already surpass salaries in occupational areas with a majority of men graduates.
Carol B. Muller, “The Underrepresentation of Women in Engineering and Related Sciences: Pursuing Two Complementary Paths to Parity.” National Academies Press (US); Web. 2003.
One reason why there is a lack of women involvement is because women are not encouraged to enter technology fields, or are encouraged to leave technology fields. This may be due to stereotypes, as women in technology related fields report greater stereotype threat concerns than men in the same fields (Deemer). This also may be because they were told they could not perform as well, because they saw posters/ads aimed towards men, or because their peers or teachers were mostly male. The lack of women in technology may also be due to socialization (Demiray). Socialization is the process by which individuals of either gender learn the norms, attitudes, and behaviors of society. Society leads many to believe that men are the producers of technology, and women are the domestic users of it. Factors like family, media, peers, and school can embody the belief that technology is not a women’s job, and from birth, women are socialized to believe the same thing. Aside from the social aspects, there are also educational aspects. Many women are not taught about technology until high school or college, which is often past the critical point of their education. As women graduate and get jobs, there is sometimes sexism in the workplace (Guynn). Even the most progressive technology companies have been criticized for not having skilled women in leadership positions, and many women in technology firms claim to have been sexually harassed or marginalized at work. Another reason why women are not encouraged to join technology fields is women in technology’s lack of role models (Wolcott). A large amount of educational technology research is conducted and published by male authors, and women who succeed often have a role model in the same field like a mother, sister, or friend to introduce them to the field. Finally, women may not be interested in technology because of family
I think that technology has had both positively and negatively impacted the family life in our society. But I think the positive effects out way the negative ones. In this term paper I will focus on how cell phones, internet, and home security systems. These are only a few of the technology that has affected family life. I will first talk about the positive effects then I will explain the negative effects.
Technology is unavoidable in our modern lifestyle. You wake up, you use technology; you use technology while cooking, while eating, while driving. While you’re lying in bed before you fall asleep, you use technology, technology wakes you up in the morning. Is all the technology around you good for you, or is it harmful to your health? Was our society healthier or safer before all the advancements? So many questions and concerns about all of the technology we crave, but there are very few people who know the answers. Technology affects all parts of human life. It can create jobs, motivate people to get active, and assist people in learning, but this does not balance out that there are dangers that follow the use of technology.
The purpose of my research is to examine the shortage of females in the technology field. I will also research reasons why females chose not to take computer classes. I will support my theory with several examples from various studies. Furthermore, I will give several strategies that can be beneficial to female students and possibly increase the number of females in future computer classes. By the end of my research, the goal of encouraging young women who are interested in the technology field to pursue technology and succeed in the computer classes and world. This research will help me attempt to motivate other female students to at least gain more confidence and enough courage to learn more about the technological world we live in today.