What Really Keeps Women Out Of Technology Critical Analysis
Fakhriyya Shiraliyeva
WRIT100- Section C
Critical Analysis Essay- Final Draft
17.03.16
Review of “What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech” by Eileen Pollack At present times, we can rarely meet the women who are in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This critical review examines an article that links the reasons keeping women away from studying these majors. The article, “What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech”, was written by Eileen Pollack, a novelist who studied science degree in physics at Yale but left this field. As the title of article shows, the author discusses a gender problem in technology companies. Indeed, she argues that teaching both girls and boys computer science will assist female students to have a degree in that major. This article is based on obstacles that she had while studying at university and arguable data from her own experience. Prior to the 1970’s males dominated in the fields such as science, technology, engineering, and math. Because of that, women’s issues often were ignored. In the early 1970’s colleges and universities did not attempt to accept women to study STEM. Females tried to persuade them to incorporate women into this field. They felt that this incorporation would fill a vacancy for women …show more content…
One of these that she uses only Dr. Cheryan’s surveys and her own experience. She keeps the readers unsatisfied because in order to be convinced they need more examples by other reliable sources. Pollack studied this field in 1970s and left it because of being “eliminated”. Time changes, consequently, minds also change. We live in the 21st century where people can do whatever they want to. Moreover, we have women who in police, politics, math, science, and tech. For example, there were stereotype that police officers should be males. However, what about now? The number of females increases not only in science but also, as was mentioned above, in police, politics, and so
WRIT100- Section C
Critical Analysis Essay- Final Draft
17.03.16
Review of “What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech” by Eileen Pollack At present times, we can rarely meet the women who are in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This critical review examines an article that links the reasons keeping women away from studying these majors. The article, “What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech”, was written by Eileen Pollack, a novelist who studied science degree in physics at Yale but left this field. As the title of article shows, the author discusses a gender problem in technology companies. Indeed, she argues that teaching both girls and boys computer science will assist female students to have a degree in that major. This article is based on obstacles that she had while studying at university and arguable data from her own experience. Prior to the 1970’s males dominated in the fields such as science, technology, engineering, and math. Because of that, women’s issues often were ignored. In the early 1970’s colleges and universities did not attempt to accept women to study STEM. Females tried to persuade them to incorporate women into this field. They felt that this incorporation would fill a vacancy for women …show more content…
One of these that she uses only Dr. Cheryan’s surveys and her own experience. She keeps the readers unsatisfied because in order to be convinced they need more examples by other reliable sources. Pollack studied this field in 1970s and left it because of being “eliminated”. Time changes, consequently, minds also change. We live in the 21st century where people can do whatever they want to. Moreover, we have women who in police, politics, math, science, and tech. For example, there were stereotype that police officers should be males. However, what about now? The number of females increases not only in science but also, as was mentioned above, in police, politics, and so