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From the Editor-in-Chief: Questions of Gender Equity in the Undergraduate Biology Classroom

    Author: Samantha L. Elliott1
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    Affiliations: 1: Associate Professor, Biology, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686
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    • Published 04 May 2016
    • ©2016 Author(s). Published by the American Society for Microbiology.

    • [open-access] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode), which grants the public the nonexclusive right to copy, distribute, or display the published work.
    • Corresponding author. Mailing address: 47645 College Dr., St Mary’s City, MD 20686. Phone: 240-895-4376. E-mail: [email protected].
    Source: J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. May 2016 vol. 17 no. 2 186-188. doi:10.1128/jmbe.v17i2.1136
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    Abstract:

    This editorial describes recent research about the perception of peer achievement in the undergraduate biology classroom. The research, along with statistical data about female retention, provides insight into gender disparities and provides opportunities to address gender bias in the classroom.

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This editorial describes recent research about the perception of peer achievement in the undergraduate biology classroom. The research, along with statistical data about female retention, provides insight into gender disparities and provides opportunities to address gender bias in the classroom.

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Author and Article Information

  • Published 04 May 2016
  • ©2016 Author(s). Published by the American Society for Microbiology.

  • [open-access] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode), which grants the public the nonexclusive right to copy, distribute, or display the published work.
  • Corresponding author. Mailing address: 47645 College Dr., St Mary’s City, MD 20686. Phone: 240-895-4376. E-mail: [email protected].

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Citation: Elliott S. 2016. From the editor-in-chief: questions of gender equity in the undergraduate biology classroom. J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. 17(2):186-188 doi:10.1128/jmbe.v17i2.1136
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Percentages of men and women who earned biological and biomedical science degrees in the United States from 2010 to 2012. Data gathered from ( 18 ).

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Percentages of men and women who earned biological and biomedical science degrees in the United States from 2010 to 2012. Data gathered from ( 18 ).

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Percentage of students by gender earning Bachelor’s (A), Master’s (B), and Doctoral (C) degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in the United States over time. Data gathered from ( 18 ).

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Percentage of students by gender earning Bachelor’s (A), Master’s (B), and Doctoral (C) degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in the United States over time. Data gathered from ( 18 ).

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Percentages of men and women employed in biological and biomedical sciences by degree level in the United States in 2010. Data gathered from ( 11 ).

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Percentages of men and women employed in biological and biomedical sciences by degree level in the United States in 2010. Data gathered from ( 11 ).

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