The Journal of General Education. It is argued here that this shortage will become more severe unless science adapts to accept and warmly welcome the work force predicted for the year 2000. To attract large numbers of women and minorities, science must become more friendly to the interests and learning styles of these groups. They do not realize that gender can influence science through theories, data collection, subjects chosen for experimentation, or questions asked.
Most scientists are aware that women are underrepresented in all natural science fields.
Some scientists believe that since women are not present at the decision-making levels of science, current science views the world from a male perspective. This leads to scientific theories, practices, and approaches reflecting a masculine approach to the natural, physical world and to science curricula. Undertake fewer experiments likely to have direct military applications, and instead support more experiments to explore problems of social concern. But women can be encouraged into science with the idea that they will have influence over the uses of advancing technology. Consider problems that have not previously been considered worthy of scientific investigation because of the field with which the problem has been traditionally associated.