More women in a STEM field leads people to label it as a 'soft science,' according to new research

The proportion of women in a discipline influences how rigorous and trustworthy people rate the field overall, as well as whether they categorize a STEM field as a ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ science.

Alysson Light, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of the Sciences • conversation
Jan. 24, 2022 • ~7 min

Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science

For decades, scientists believed that only male birds sang. Then women entered the field and showed what their predecessors had missed.

Karan Odom, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University • conversation
Sept. 11, 2020 • ~8 min

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