An incisive study showing how cultural ideas of merit in academic science produce unfair
and unequal outcomes. In Misconceiving Merit, sociologists Mary Blair-Loy and Erin A. Cech …

The gender imbalance in STEM subjects dominates current debates about women's
underrepresentation in academia. However, women are well represented at the Ph. D. level …

STEM disciplines are believed to be founded on the idea of meritocracy; recognition earned
by the value of the data, which is objective. Such disciplinary cultures resist concerns about …

The notion that we have a competitive system where all who work hard enough get their just
rewards is a myth− a myth that works against successfully implementing equity. To better …

Studies about women's underrepresentation in the US science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) academic workforce have flourished in the past decade. Much of …

when preliminary evidence suggests they were not a substantial factor (5). To combat this
new misinformation, scientists must communicate clearly and dispute inaccurate, politically …

Background Despite the diverse student population in the USA, the labor force in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) does not reflect this reality. While …

Can epistemologies anchor processes of social inequality? In this paper, we consider how
epistemological dominance in science, engineering, and health (SE&H) fields perpetuates …

Review of the report by the National Academies, with a focus on action strategies in the
physical sciences. Women face barriers to hiring and promotion in research universities in …

An important goal of the scientific community is broadening the achievement and
participation of racial minorities in STEM fields. Yet, professors' beliefs about the fixedness of …