Honors Bio

:eek: oh. i guess you were...cause you never talk to me.


*tries to insert the blue-bouncing blob here, but, it doesn't work right now, so ...can't* just imagine it bouncing up and down, if you will. :p



:eek: wait!!!! ...were you EVEN talking to me?????:D :p
 
Originally posted by OmniMinded
did u know that theres actully more girls graduating by far than men?
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i actually think that this is not true (at least not here, it seems the opposite here actually)...where the problem starts is after graduation. Less women pursue an acadamic career until the end. They drop out somewhere along the way or are not given an equal opportunity to follow the path where their career leads them. Hence you will see less and less women in higher academic positions, especially female professors are still quite rare.

what's causing this problem? Probably there is not a single factor working here.
 
I open my eyes and all I see are rampant generalizations...

Pumpkins, whaddya talking about *hee hee, no pun intended*?? I talk to you all the time!
 
ok then...no generalizations then...in the group i work in..there is one male PhD student..and let's count...about 7 female PhD students...

there are 4 post docs...2 male and 2 female

if you would properly generalize this you may conclude that there are more female PhD students than male PhD students in biological sciences...and on a higher level (postdocs) somehow the male proportion has increased significantly. but we can't generalize of course...

I therefore propose that we gather the information of ALL researchgroups in this post and make an ungeneralized statement.

or might generalization be an essential part of science?
 
or might generalization be an essential part of science
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In some cases we have no choice, with large amounts of organisms everywhere we are unable to test them all for various diseases or traits.

Tell me I'm right:)
 
"Enrollment in College/Universities:

The rates of women who plan to attend college and/or enroll in college have increased, and now surpass men. (U.S. Dept of Education )

Women have outnumbered men on college campuses since 1979, and on graduate school campuses since 1984. (U.S. Dept of Education) More American women than men have received bachelor's degrees every year since 1982. Undergraduate levels rose from 41% to 56% between 1969 and 2000. (U.S. Census Bureau )

Statistics By Type of Degree:

Student characteristics at Top Ranked Professional Schools (U.S. News and World Report, 2002 ):

Engineering: 85% Male, 15% Female
Business: 70% Male, 30% Female
Law: 56% Male, 44% Female
Medicine: 55% Male, 45% Female"

This was taken from About.com. It was written by a woman citing, as you can see, reputable sources. I would say that overall women outnumber men in college degrees, but men acquire a higher percentage of the professional degrees. Not necessarily because they're smarter just that men put more emphasis on their work and education; whereas women tend to be more family oriented.
 
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