How does gender shape the college classroom? A recent study involving thirty-five colleges and universities in ten countries found men two-and-a-half times more likely than women to ask a question in a campus seminar. Both men and women reported not asking a question when they had one, but women are much more likely to report feeling intimidated at the thought of speaking up. What do you think might explain this pattern?

 

Source: Pells, Rachel. Gender Gap in Academic Seminar Questions. Inside Higher Ed, December 14, 2017. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/12/14/study-finds-gender-gap-who-asks-questions-academic-seminars?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=3d4ea1e011-DNU20171214&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-3d4ea1e011-197548505&mc_cid=3d4ea1e011&mc_eid=a8f2c16d9c.