Telling Women's Lives

Matthew Fernandez- Reader Response

I found the article “Why are there still so few women in Science” truly shocking when reading the disproportionate facts about women pursuing careers within sciences compared to men. I was caught by the quote “American men can’t seem to appreciate a women as a women and as a scientist; it’s one or the other.” I believe this is becoming an issue especially with the way media portrays women as either being incredibly gorgeous or extremely intelligent. There seems to never be a spot in the middle; where women aren’t judged for the way they act or dress. It is unbelievable the unequal treatment that Megan Urry had to face when pursing her career because of the fact that she is a woman. When reading this article, I thought that the reason women didn’t want to pursue sciences was because of lack of interest. After finishing it, I knew that this was naïve of me, due to the fact that that women face a great deal of criticism in STEM careers.

The other article about Megan Urry and what she has noticed with the lack of women in her workplace was a very interesting read. I did not realize that women could be put in such predicaments when harassed by their superiors who have full control over the careers of their employees. This is an issue that is hopefully becoming non-existent in the workplace. We must try to end the bias and discrimination so that women are free to pursue careers that are more mainly dominated by men. This will help change the way people think of women in the sciences.