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Why aren’t there more women ASA Fellows? or winners of ASA awards?

Why aren’t there more women ASA Fellows? or winners of ASA awards?. It is only recently that the percentage of women receiving Ph.D.’s in statistics has neared 50%. There is a systematic undervaluing of the contributions of women. Larry Summer’s theory:. Women can’t do stat

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Why aren’t there more women ASA Fellows? or winners of ASA awards?

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  1. Why aren’t there more women ASA Fellows?or winners of ASA awards? It is only recently that the percentage of women receiving Ph.D.’s in statistics has neared 50%. There is a systematic undervaluing of the contributions of women.

  2. Larry Summer’s theory: • Women can’t do stat 2)Women don’t like such demanding jobs • Women aren’t very persistent • Well, maybe they can do stat, but they aren’t very good at it

  3. It’s the Nominations, Stupid If you are not nominated, you can’t win. So, why aren’t more women nominated? Intentional discrimination Oversight Insufficient self-promotion Failure to establish networks Bad career choices

  4. Remedies Make a positive effort to include women (as well as other underrepresented groups) Sensitize selection committees Look around you Colleagues Collaborators Authors Speakers

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