STEM fields remain dominated by men, especially in fields prioritizing "brilliance"
As of 2011, as fields prioritize "brilliance" or "raw, innate talent" more, the percent of Ph.D.s awarded to women decrease, suggesting these fields associate brilliance with men.
The following visualization is a scatter plot that plots 12 STEM fields by their emphasis on brilliance as a trait on the x-axis and the percentage of Ph.D.s that are awarded to women in the respective field on the y-axis. The area above the 50% female mark is colored in orange while the area below is colored in light blue. The plot shows that as fields tend towards prioritizing brilliance, the percent of Ph.D.s awarded to women decrease, suggesting these field associate brilliance with men.
