Synthesis Essay On Gender Bias

During my junior year, I was required to write a synthesis essay about a topic of my choosing. As a woman considering a career in science, I researched the gender bias in the science field, and why it's so apparent today. I didn’t realize that I would uncover article after article of individuals undermining the female gender. Ivy League Presidents, men with doctorates in Biology, and individuals with no background in science alike spread false and harmful information about women. After a few days, I started seeing the bias in my own life. My Physics class was over seventy percent male. Many girls around me aspired to be nurses, and boys to be engineers. I began to challenge the stereotypes that I subconsciously accepted. I was already a member of my school’s feminist club, but I was blind to the
Not only were people becoming aware of the gender bias seen in various professions, but women like Marie Curie, Caroline Herschel, and Rosalind Franklin were starting to receive the credit they’ve deserved for their scientific discoveries. Furthermore, I realized that women today, as they had throughout history, have been standing up for themselves and pursuing careers in male-dominated fields. As I learned of the discrimination that faced so many others before me, I saw that these women had continued on their paths undaunted. I found a renewed confidence, encouraging me to stick with the field I loved. The following year, I founded the Terra Linda High School chapter of the Science National Honor Society. I needed to find a way to channel my scientific excitement, and this was the perfect opportunity. As an officer, I am responsible for giving lectures, leading meetings, planning experiments, and spreading excitement for science. Being the leader of something that I’m so passionate about has helped me explore future possibilities, and refine my