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Show 7r Thursday, January DAILY 2008 A11 HERALD More girls take path to science careers Christina Hernandez Statistics. Scores on the math portion of the SAT taken by girls during their senior year of nigh school have been but still lag sigrising for years nificantly behind boys' scores. On the ACT exam, girls' math scores are higher than ever, but so are boys' scores. In math and science, boys score significantly higher. Similarly, women continue to lag when it comes to math and science physics. At Stony Brook last year, there were more men than women in bachelor's and doctoral degree programs in computer science, engineering, math and physical science. ; In SUNY Old Westbury's physical science bachelor's program, there were half as many women as men last year. At Nassau and Suffolk County community colleges, men greatly outnumber women in associate degree programs in computer science and engineering. of girls' expandThat dichotomy ing involvement still falling short of is mirrored in boys' participation test results. It begins in elementary school, where boys outscore girls by about three points on standardized al Celebrations math and science tests, according to the National Center for Education ment, women earn a much greater percentage of degrees awarded in engineering, computer science, physical sciences and biology compared with decades ago. Boys still dominate many of those disciplines, particularly calculus and girls can come into their own," said Mary Lou O'Donnell, independent re search coordinator for the Plainview-Ol- d MELVILLE, N.Y. When they Bethpage district, "and not be won the team prize in a national math embarrassed to excel at science." and science competition recently, Still, persistent gaps between girls Janelle Schlossberger and Amanda and boys in math and science stanMarinoff became instant celebrities dardized test scores remain, as well - not only for their tuberculosis reas gaps, advocates say, in prof search, but because of their gender. opportunities. The gaps are The Plainview girls, both 17, and narrowing, though, in part because of Isha Jain, of Bethlehem, Pa., who won girls' increasing involvement in math the individual prize, made history: It and science classes. was the first time in the nine years of "A reason that girls' math scores the prestigious Siemens Competition have gone up faster than boys' is that girls swept the top spots. that more girls are taking more chalMarinoff understood the signifilenging math courses," said Brian cance of their victory. O'Reilly, executive director of SAT "I hope our success refutes the program fefations for the College Board. stereotype that women can't do sciAchievements by girls can be seen ence," she said at all levels. Long Island educators Experts say the three winners are part of a trend: More girls and say girls generally are just as interwomen are getting involved and ested and involved in math and science as boys. succeeding in math and science than ever before. In college, where women outnum"It's a moment in history when ber men nationally in general enroll NEWSDAY careers. The gap exists for many reasons, experts say. Fewer women role models in science and math contribute to girls losing interest in those pursuits. Prevailing assumptions that women are not as skilled in those fields and that inflexible research schedules will interfere with family responsibilities might worry employers. Some employers still believe a woman with a child won't perform her job properly or that a woman Adams R. Celebrates 90th Birthday Gwen Richan Adams, long time resident of Pleasant Grove and American Fork celebrates her 90th birthday this week. A special ' program and open house to be held in her honor on Saturday, January 19th, between 2:00 and 4:00 at the L.D.S. American Fork Central Stake Center, 300 North 100 East, American Fork. Friends and family are invited. The Program will be at 2:00 p.m. and the Open House will begin at 3:00 p.m. No gifts please. lit i ! a d is closing. Gayle Insler, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Adelphi University, said when she met her doctoral adviser in the 1970s, she was the first woman advisee he'd ever had. f a ! I Edwards, Bunnell David and Cathy Young are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Katie Edwards to Devin Bunnell, son of Wayne and Helen Bunnell on Saturday, January 19, in American Fork. A reception will be held in their honor that evening. Katie and Devin both graduated from Mountain View High SchooL Devin graduated from UVSC in Construction Management. Katie is currently attending UVSC and majoring in Psychology and Business. They will reside in Orem. rJldttrcoo Pacl ; i Chlarson, Reeves LeAnn Chlarson and Todd ' Reeves will be married on January 18, 2008 in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. The bride's parents are Lee and Marie Chlarson of Brigham City. The groom's parents are Stewart and Janet Reeves of Mantua. , The couple will make their -- rr If Gwen professor will not be as successful in placing a protege, said Phoebe Leboy, retired professofof biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and of the Association for president-elec- t Women in Science, a Washington, D.C. based advocacy group. "And so these young women look at the hurdles to being successful in these fields and say, 'I'm not going to make it,"' Leboy said. Those assumptions - whether by those hiring or those seeking can be difficult to employment change. "Even with significant gains by women," said Bryan Cook of the American Council Washington-baseon Education, "it will take time to completely eradicate the gap." Yet with a steady shift in involvement and assumptions, the gap slowly V m &r a mm I ! tv -- : weemi vmr ) Sapphire Lace Plushf illowtcp home in Lehi, Utah. ' r.. Let r the Sunshine in! MB m More than mmmm i- f )r - (0)' uayiigming system Professional Installation about 2 hours in SAVE Energy SAVE We do swamp cooler switch-outs- Cum fm Artsroii 0;SOLATUBE ' i $599M UIIII ( mm Queen Win, 1 pe let Full, gee, set King, 3 pe, let ! i Solatube installed prices starting at: $499 $899 fr-p- tlUt3 ULllm tpe, set FuiUeeset t'ltnil Viihu Twin, Ull(::3 King, ape, set UUIU:) mmm call for details Sco cur onlins specials at DailyBlowouts.com r' r telii CALL TODAY Toll Free SLC 566-12- 111 S 6 . 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