Blog 8 by keying :)

The article, “She Wanted to Do Her Research. He Wanted to Talk ‘Feelings.’”, once again brings about the issue of why less women study science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) as their major in university. This issue is very often discussed in class, in the workplace, and in public, and it is usually inseparable from the topics of gender discrimination and stereotypical images of women through discussions. While thinking about this issue, I have become interested in why people think that more women should study STEM. Why do people care so much about how many women and men study STEM? Why should there be an equal number of men and women studying STEM in school? Why do people want to encourage women to study STEM? There are many reasons for women not to choose STEM as a major or potential career, such as social competition, family expectations, personal interests, and living conditions. Therefore, if females are more eager to learn about languages, education, or music, then why should they be encouraged to step in the area of STEM? In addition, in the later half of the article, it mentions that women who work in the field of STEM can become victims of sexual harassment like being harassed through emails. I was thinking if sexual harassment stands out as a reason that leads to females to give up their careers in STEM, it is essential to not only increase females awareness of how to refuse and resist sexual harassment but also to restrict inappropriate actions of males through a robust framework. For example, the framework could be related to giving women more opportunities to be promoted in the professional field of STEM or creating a comfortable and safe work environment for women.