tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post3018749676776238570..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: The Confidence Gap and Possible Effects on Persistence and PayAmanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-24440822841715235532014-04-25T12:14:14.465-04:002014-04-25T12:14:14.465-04:00These articles give important counter-arguments to...These articles give important counter-arguments to the confidence article published by The Atlantic:<br /><br />http://www.policymic.com/articles/87879/it-s-not-the-confidence-gap-here-s-what-s-really-holding-women-back<br /><br />and <br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/23/female-confidence-gap-katty-kay-claire-shipman<br /><br />Personally, I think it's a combination of all of the above. Certainly lack of confidence plays a role, but improving women's confidence will only take us so far. As the author of this post mentions, women tend to be less valued. I agree that looking at the facts can help to remedy inequalities (such as pay), but convincing people to see the inequalities in the first place (or, better yet, removing the cause!) can be very difficult. I'm glad MIT has seen the light, but many places have not.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com