From a male's perspective Survey 3

What is you sex?
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
Howard Powell
Are you majoring in the science (science major)?
No
Do you know of females majoring in the sciences?
Yes
Do you have female friends currently in the sciences?
Yes (women in science house)
Do you have female friends that are no longer science major? If, yes can you think of a reason why they are no longer pursuing the major?
Yes, they found the subject overly challenging. They were not making the grade necessary to be a successful science student.
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
Yes because it was not created solely for the desires of one sex.

Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
Society tells them that science is a MAN’S subject and that they should stick to ENGLISH etc.

I do agree with a lot of what Howard says. Society does tell us that science is a man field, and women should have nothing to do with the sciences, because it is too challenging. Also, Howard said many females tend to back out after they cannot make the grades. I feel this is where we need the support necessary to survive in the field. Furthermore, Howard went on to say that women are supported in the sciences because, “it was not created solely for the desires of one sex” for men. But at the same time he stated that the women quit the sciences because they were not making the grades, and I feel this is where we are not supported, which is the point I am trying to make that there is no support group for women to stay with the sciences especially if it’s a field that is dominated by men, even though the major of the professors at Wheaton College are women which I think is another story within itself. If women are having a hard time making the grades there should be a support group visible to everyone on the campus community that society do care and even though we are a small school we can make a difference and produce more women in the sciences.