Is unconscious bias really affecting women in STEM?

Up until A levels, the number of girls and boys taking STEM subjects is equal. This begins to change however, with the gap widening the further along the academic pathway until only around only 13% end up working in STEM. For those that choose an academic pathway, only 43% of science undergraduates are women with only 10% going on to become professors.

So why is this the case?

Source Link: http://www.marshallacm.co.uk/news/is-unconscious-bias-really-affecting-women-in-stem/

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