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"Science Not Appealing to Women Looking for Romance, Study Finds"
By ERN TECK CHUA | Sep. 25, 2011The verdict is in, and the stereotype has been true all along; science and romance do not go hand in hand for women. Women who are striving to be romantically desirable show less interest in academic disciplines related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), according to a study conducted by Lora Park, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at UB. "Much of our behavior is goal-directed, even if at times we don't think of it that way," Park said.
