One Chemistry Professor's Misconceptions about Gender and Scientific Ability: Was It Gender Bias or Gender-Population Bias?

• Stephanie F. Watson ^[1] ; Fred H. Watson ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Central Arkansas

     University of Central Arkansas

     Township of Cadron, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] University of Louisiana at Monroe

     University of Louisiana at Monroe

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 83, Nº 5, 2006, pág. 702
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • More females take general chemistry these days than do males. One may tend to attribute superiority to the gender that is in numerical majority. This could explain why the impression of male superiority is being dispelled and might be supplanted by the impression of female superiority.