More than half of biology majors are women, yet gender gaps remain in science classrooms
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 16:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are traditionally heavily dominated by males, which is of great concern to universities as they try to improve student retention and achievement. One exception to that trend is in the field of biology. Of undergraduate biology majors, more than 60 percent are female and about half of biosciences graduate students are women.