Browsing by Author "Parker, Kim"

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    Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity
    Funk, Cary; Parker, Kim (Pew Research Center, 2018-01-09)
    For women working in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) jobs, the workplace is a different, sometimes more hostile environment than the one their male coworkers experience. Discrimination and sexual harassment are seen as more frequent, and gender is perceived as more of an impediment than an advantage to career success. This report points out how STEM women have experienced gender discrimination at work, according to a nationally representative Pew Research Center survey with an oversample of people working in STEM jobs.
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    Women See Value and Benefits of College; Men Lag on Both Fronts, Survey Finds
    Wang, Wendy; Parker, Kim (Pew Research Center, 2011-08-17)
    At a time when women surpass men by record numbers in college enrollment and completion, they also have a more positive view than men about the value higher education provides, according to a nationwide Pew Research Center survey. This report points out the main findings about the perception of benefits, costs and impacts of higher education between men and women.