http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A new study by researchers at Queen's University looking at the transitions young people make from secondary school to university, college, apprenticeship and the workplace found that over 60 percent of first-year college enrollees do not come directly from secondary school, but that within one or two years after secondary school, a substantial number of youth enroll in college from the workforce. http://www.physorg.com/news179052209.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:00:02 EST news179052209 Women were less likely than men to receive major funding for scientific research, according to a study from the University of Michigan Health System. The study also found that only a quarter of all researchers, both men and women, who received a major early career award went on to get further federal funding within five years. http://www.physorg.com/news178826673.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:01 EST news178826673 While only one in 10 male engineers leave their field by the time they reach their 30s, about one in four women are not working in engineering despite having completed the necessary education. http://www.physorg.com/news176749720.html Other Sciences Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:34 EST news176749720 (PhysOrg.com) -- Gender equity expert Virginia Valian discusses women's advancement in the STEM disciplines. http://www.physorg.com/news175279292.html Other Sciences Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:50:01 EST news175279292 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows just what it takes to convince a person that he isn't qualified to achieve the career of his dreams. http://www.physorg.com/news170416769.html Other Sciences Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:00:09 EST news170416769 The battle of the sexes rages on, this time from the trading floor. While there has long been debate about the social and biological differences between men and women, new research by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the University of Chicago's Department of Comparative Human Development explores how the hormone testosterone plays an important role in gender differences in financial risk aversion and career choice. http://www.physorg.com/news170347388.html Other Sciences Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:30:01 EST news170347388 Highly skilled women who have lost their job tend not to realise their plans to start a family. This is the clear finding of a major study conducted by the University of Linz with support from the Austrian Science Fund FWF. According to the findings, career development issues can come to dominate the long-term life plans of women who have lost their job. The study also points toward additional socio-economic factors that can impact on birth rates over the long term. http://www.physorg.com/news169738100.html Other Sciences Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:40:02 EST news169738100 A new study by a University of Arizona professor shows employee involvement programs that executives adopt to increase efficiency also end up improving their record on diversity. http://www.physorg.com/news165085321.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:20:01 EST news165085321 I have no idea what I'm doing on LinkedIn. I log into the professional networking site maybe once a month, I accept connection requests from people whose names I don't recognize, and I never contact anyone. http://www.physorg.com/news155496453.html Technology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:28:19 EST news155496453 Women don't choose careers in math-intensive fields, such as computer science, physics, technology, engineering, chemistry, and higher mathematics, because they want the flexibility to raise children, or because they prefer other fields of science that are less math-intensive--not because they lack mathematical ability, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news155283837.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:24:35 EST news155283837 Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Brandeis University have completed a qualitative study on the cultural environment in medical schools and how this may affect medical faculty vitality, professionalism and general productivity ultimately influencing the delivery of health care. This study appeared in the January issue of Academic Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news152884158.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:50:02 EST news152884158 As the need for engineering professionals grows, educators and industry leaders are increasingly concerned with how to attract women to a traditional male career. A new University of Missouri study found the impact of the engineering curriculum and obstacles, including self-efficacy and feelings of inclusion, can impede women's success in the predominantly male discipline of engineering. http://www.physorg.com/news149865692.html Other Sciences Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:21:32 EST news149865692