I intend to examine the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields and I hope to discover why women are less likely to enter such a field. I want to examine this as a female who enjoys science and math, and because I want to research the underlying factors contributing to the lack of women in these fields. I also hope to learn about whether or not the issue is improving, and possible ways that it can be improved in our society. Additionally, I feel it would be interesting to explore the idea of whether equality between men and women can truly be achieved in society based on research and what Le Guin argues in the novel. I think this is a reasonable topic to cover because there are frequent conversations in The Dispossessed about women in Shevek’s
