Through various appropriate and contemporary literatures, this assignment will discuss a universal question in science. It will evaluate the contributing factors and consequences of the problem and propose appropriate solutions to overcome it. This issue concerns the differentiation between men and women pursuing science-related careers. Attention should be drawn to the fact that most of the existing literature on the topic comes from female sources. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that it is essentially women who are affected by the issue, therefore greater interest is directed towards addressing the issue by women. While it cannot be proven, this leaves room for potentially biased statements and for this reason all sources within the assignment are from published sources and organizational bodies to attempt to take a fair and critical look at the matter. At national and international levels, the percentage of women pursuing scientific careers, although increasing over the years, remains lower than their male counterparts (Sikora and Proporek, 2012). It is imperative that an attempt at balance is achieved in the number of men and women choosing science as a career; “men and women can bring different perspectives and interests to scientific research” (Sikora and Proporek, 2012, p. 235), with the result that a wide range of perspectives and dedication are placed in all areas of science. Surveys and statistics reveal that this is not currently the case and that males are predominantly interested in the chemical-physical elements of science compared to women who are more interested in biological sciences (Poulson, 2009; UCAS, 2011). Further reasons for the need to eradicate inequalities include calls for an increased role of women...... middle of paper ......e/article/gender-bias-in-teaching/ (Accessed 25: March 2012 ).Sevo, R. (2008) The case for Title IX compliance in science and engineering [Online]. Available at: http://momox.org/TitleIXCase.pdf (Accessed: 23 March 2012).Sikora, J. and Pokropek, A. (2012) 'Gender Segregation of Adolescent Science Career Plans in 50 Countries', Science Education, 96 (2), pp. 234-264.Soard, L. (2012) Textbooks vs Computer Teaching. Available at: http://home-school.lovetoknow.com/Textbooks_Versus_Computer_Teaching (accessed: 25 April 2012).UCAS (2010) UCAS Statistics [online]. Available at: http://search1.ucas.co.uk/fandf00/index6.html. (Accessed March 20, 2012).Zittleman, K. (2010) Gender bias is alive and well and affecting our children [Online]. Available at: http://www.pta.org/Gender_Bias_Is_Alive_and_Well_and_Affecting_Our_Children.pdf (accessed March 25 2012).