Missing role models and mentors blocked minority pathways into science careers

Evidence

Until the 1960s US racial minorities had only restricted access to higher education (in some states, even to high school) and to professional-track preparation for a scientific career. Moreover, it has been difficult for youngsters in these groups to see themselves as scientists, mathematicians, or engineers, given the absence of relevant role models. Nor have they had access to mentors - white or not - as have their white peers. Furthermore, a community service ethic has tended to direct career choices for racial and ethnic minorities. Given the sciences’ other racist and Eurocentric practices, these fields have not ranked high as enabling service to minority communities. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1575

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Lack of role models and a community service ethic steer minorities from science — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1575; Racial discrimination persists inside the status hierarchy of scientific institutions — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1574; Women’s tech careers were systematically credited to male mentors while men’s were not — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 704 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Lack of role models and a community service ethic steer minorities from science #corroborates (0.95) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1575
• Racial discrimination persists inside the status hierarchy of scientific institutions #expands (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1574
• Women’s tech careers were systematically credited to male mentors while men’s were not #exemplifies (0.75) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 704