"The University of Michigan is conducting a study on male engineering students to determine whether their unconscious biases—microaggressions—are driving women out of the field.
The study is funded via the National Science Foundation, which means taxpayers coughed up more than $500,000 for it. Men are more likely than women to go into engineering, and researchers want to know if sexism plays a role in that.
This study involves male engineering students being recorded while they interact with their female counterparts.
Researchers will then watch the tapes and make a note of any microaggressions..."
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