Why there are few women in Science?

Traditional tasks and obligations of women

a) family roles vs. career vs. obligation towards parents

b) indulging women in science was frowned upon and seen as outrageous

Family influence

a)lack of family support and encouragment

b)downgrading efforts of females in the family as scientists in their early life

Peer pressure to be stereotypically popular topic

lack of self confidence

a) due to all reasons women have low self esteem towards their scientific achievements and careers

Discrimination between genders

a)male students are more encouraged to peruse science than female ones during college through counselor and teacher support

b) women in post gradate studies in science are not treated equally to men

i)lack of financial support

ii)lack of academic help and scientific assistance

iii)hostile and unfriendly attitude towards female researches

Gender stereotypes

a)related to or including female science and male science concept

b) Women's colleges accepts women's science aspirations

the predominant "male science" with what might be called "female science."

gender-based quotas and would only admit 5 or 10 percent women

Negative teacher and peer influence which caused

a)lack of female role models causing:

b) girls fallback in science and mathematics in middle school

c) women not to be high achievers in science reaching high school