Comments on Careers in Science

Today I came across this blurb about how Congress is debating making a statement about how there should be more equitalble treatment for women in science.

One of the commentors left a link to this article, which is just great!

Apparently wages for professors used to be equitable with other high-IQ professions, but the business and medical fields have given themselves huge pay raises in recent years while wages academia has remained constant (adjusted for inflation). You’ll have to read the article for more, which I highly advise. Especially for any young college students considering the professoriate as a profession. Learn about this first!!!

Here’s a good definition from the article – to remember – “A good career is one that pays well, in which you have a broad choice of full-time and part-time jobs, in which there is some sort of barrier to entry so that you won't have to compete with a lot of other applicants, in which there are good jobs in every part of the country and internationally, and in which you can enjoy job security in middle age and not be driven out by young people willing to work 100 hours per week.”

The conclusion of this thoughtful piece is that women are more forward looking in their lives and are more rational in their planning of their future, therefore they are less likely to become graduate students and pursue an academic career.