On 12/08/18 21:14, María Arias de Reyna wrote:
No, this is not a dismissal based on opinions. It is based on facts. This paper falls into the "correlation does not imply causation" fallacy:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
Yes, but lack of correlation refutes causation. That is their point: gender equality does *not* cause equality of STEM gender outcomes.
Science requires humility. There is no greater experience in science than refuting your own hypothesis because it means that you might have discovered something non-obvious. The obvious hypothesis in this study was that equality of STEM gender outcomes would improve with gender equality. Their surprising discovery is the opposite. While there is much conjecture as to the cause, the core finding is remarkable, good science, and worthy of publication (in my uninformed opinion as a layman).
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