Lack of ability does not explain women's decisions to opt out of math-intensive science careers
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 06:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Women don't choose careers in math-intensive fields, such as computer science, physics, technology, engineering, chemistry, and higher mathematics, because they want the flexibility to raise children, or because they prefer other fields of science that are less math-intensive--not because they lack mathematical ability, according to a new study.