
S01E03 | Are women preferred 2:1 over men in STEM? …nah.
A Cornell study just came out with this headline…
April 27, 201532m 24s
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Show Notes
A Cornell study just came out with this headline: 'Women preferred 2:1 over men for STEM faculty positions'
There's A LOT of things wrong with this. So, we had a discussion.
Coverage of the Study
Cornell's press release: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/04/women-preferred-21-over-men-stem-faculty-positions
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/13/opinions/williams-ceci-women-in-science/
NYTimes: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/13/opinions/williams-ceci-women-in-science/
Criticism
Article in Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2015/04/no_sexist_hiring_in_stem_fields_a_vaunted_new_study_makes_that_claim_unconvincingly.html
The Other Sociologist: http://othersociologist.com/2015/04/16/myth-about-women-in-science/
Claire G. Griffin: http://claireggriffin.com/blog-1/2015/4/15/women-preferentially-hired-in-stem-but-does-that-solve-the-problem?hc_location=ufi
Storify #stillaproblem: https://storify.com/kejames/still-a
PNAS Submission Process http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/reviewprocess.pdf