Science Book Club: Gender
Is science sexist? Why does the gender pay gap exist? What does 'male' and 'female' mean? Read stories on gender here while taking part in April's Science Focus Book Club.
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Caroline Criado Perez: Does data discriminate against women?
3/8/2020
We talk to Caroline Criado Perez about the gender data gap and how it causes everything from mild inconvenience to potential fatality.
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Why we need to rethink the way we classify people
2/27/2020
Humans love to sort ourselves into neat boxes - by gender, race, sexual orientation and more. But, in this extract from Data Feminism, Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F Klein argue that it's time to dispense with these classifications.
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Can transgender athletes be fairly integrated into women's sports?
3/29/2019
Professor Yannis Pitsiladis takes us through the science behind the debate.
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Why aren't there more women in science?
3/7/2020
Girls are not picking as many STEM A-levels as boys, while professional female scientists are dropping out of the field. Is it time for change?
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Should medicine be gendered?
5/1/2019
Men and women have completely different biologies, and yet doctors prescribe the same drugs and doses to everyone, regardless of sex. The results can be damaging, even deadly. Is it time that medicine treated men and women differently?
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Is the effort to get more women in STEM worth it?
9/28/2017
We speak to Sarah Kember, Professor of New Technologies of Communication at Goldsmiths University about the problems getting women into STEM, the rise of scientism and why Amazon's Alexa is like Joan from Mad Men.
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What does it mean to be a man? – Gary Barker
8/19/2019
Male stereotypes are under increasing scrutiny. Psychologist Gary Barker explains why they are harmful, and what a progressive form of masculinity could look like.
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Why are girls put off science?
2/11/2019
Many girls are not choosing to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics at A-level and university. We wanted to find out why STEM subjects get a thumbs-down.
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The science of pay transparency
5/28/2018
In the UK, women are paid around 10 per cent less than men, on average. One solution might be total pay transparency. Can it fix the problem and are we ready to talk about how much we earn?
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