From a male's perspective Survey 4

What is you sex?
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
Isaac
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
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?
It’s not something that she was really interested in, she just thought she was, she was able to find something else that she was really good at and enjoy doing.

Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
I don’t have much knowledge in the subject; however, more males are changing subjects than females.

Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
Perhaps due to the time commitment and devotion that is required to actually pursue a career in the sciences, and sort of responsibilities and issues women have to face that differ for men.


I have to disagree and say that it is not really about time commitment, because you need time and devotion for whatever career you choose. Many of the men seem to think that women as a whole do not know how to manage their time. At least from these surveys I get the sense that they are trying to say that women does not know how to commit, which is not completely accurate. You have to commit your time and devotion no matter what you do in life. I think these men are confused and society instills in them the idea that women cannot commit and devote their time to the sciences.
I think women shy away because when they find out the process to becoming a doctor or at least achieving a career in the sciences involves focus on one area, because there are many fields in the sciences. Women tend to analyze the best field that they think they should enter that will only take up four years of college education and get them a high paying job. Also to specialize in a certain area in the sciences you have to go to school for more than four years.
Many times women leave high school with a set plan for their future in the sciences and after the first semester or two in college they switch to English, Studio Art or Economics.