The Myth of Gender Neutrality

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written by Melissa H. Dancy

It is well known that women are underrepresented in physics. The prevailing view is that there is a "leaky pipeline" of female physicists which has lead to a focus on providing mentors and increasing the opportunity for girls to experience science. The assumption is that the numbers of women in physics can be increased by integrating women into the existing structure. Although it may seem reasonable, women are making only small gains in participation levels. In this paper, I explore the idea that there is no leaky pipeline. Rather, the environment is fundamentally "male" and women will never be equally represented until fundamental changes are made in both our educational system and in the cultural assumptions of our physics community.

Physics Education Research Conference 2003
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Madison, WI: August 6-7, 2003
Volume 720, Pages 31-36

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Published: September 9, 2004

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Education Foundations - Societal Issues = Gender Issues Education Practices - Careers	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1807247
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DOI:: 10.1063/1.1807247
PACSs:: 01.40.-d; 01.75.+m
Keywords:: PERC 2003, human factors, personnel, social sciences
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: April 11, 2024 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 9, 2004
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Dancy, Melissa. "The Myth of Gender Neutrality." Physics Education Research Conference 2003. Madison, WI: 2003. 31-36 Vol. 720 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 3 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2324&DocID=3428>.

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