LEADER 04040nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910456907303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-973678-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000031486 035 $a(EBL)679415 035 $a(OCoLC)707923750 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471212 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12231094 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471212 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10427380 035 $a(PQKB)10678111 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC679415 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL679415 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10454658 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000031486 100 $a20090219d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe mathematics of sex$b[electronic resource] $ehow biology and society conspire to limit talented women and girls /$fStephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-538939-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA multidimensional problem -- Opening arguments: environment -- Opening arguments: biology -- Challenges to the environmental position -- Challenges to the biological position -- Background and trend data -- Comparisons across societies, cultures, and developmental stages -- Conclusions and synthesis -- What next? Research and policy recommendations. 330 1 $a"Nearly half of all physicians and biologists are females, as are the majority of new psychologists, veterinarians, and dentists, suggesting that women have achieved equality with men in the workforce. But the ranks of professionals in math-intensive careers remain lopsidedly male; up to 93% of tenure-track academic positions in some of the most mathematically-oriented fields are held by men. Three main explanations have been advanced to explain the dearth of women in math-intensive careers, and in The Mathematics of Sex Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams describe and dissect the evidence for each." "The first explanation involves innate ability - male brains are physiologically optimized to perform advanced mathematical and spatial operations; the second is that social and cultural biases inhibit females' training and success in mathematical fields; the third alleges that women are less interested in math-intensive careers than are men, preferring people-oriented pursuits. Drawing on research in endocrinology, economics, sociology, education, genetics, and psychology to arrive at their own unique, evidence-based conclusion, the authors argue that the problem is due to certain choices that women (but not men) are compelled to make in our society; that women tend not to favor math-intensive careers for certain reasons, and that sex differences in math and spatial ability cannot adequately explain the scarcity of women in these fields." "The Mathematics of Sex represents the first time such a thorough synthesis of data has been carried out to solve the puzzle of women's under-representation in math-intensive careers. The result is a readable, engaging account suitable not only for academics in an array of disciplines, but for general readers as well - including educators, science policymakers, parents of daughters, and anyone intellectually curious about a key controversy of our time."--BOOK JACKET. 606 $aWomen in mathematics$xSocial aspects 606 $aWomen in science$xSocial aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen in mathematics$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aWomen in science$xSocial aspects. 676 $a305.43/5 700 $aCeci$b Stephen J$0950853 701 $aWilliams$b Wendy M$g(Wendy Melissa),$f1960-$0945559 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456907303321 996 $aThe mathematics of sex$92174161 997 $aUNINA