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Are STEM incentives paying off for women?

The federal government has poured millions into encouraging more women to enter careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), but uncertainty remains about which – if any – of the programs are delivering results.

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  1. It’s also possible that the incentives aren’t paying off because of the inherent personality differences between Men and Women.

    Men prefer things, while Women prefer people. STEM is mostly concerned with the study of things, as such less Women are interested in those fields.

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/38061313_Men_and_Things_Women_and_People_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Sex_Differences_in_Interests

    The more gender equality there is the more Men and Women’s preferences diverge

    https://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6412/eaas9899.editor-summary

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