Women in STEM: Ability, preference, and value

Implicit and Explicit Attitudes towards Women in STEM: The WISE Initiative

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e521512014-033 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Cheryl L. Dickter ◽

Jennifer A. Stevens ◽

Catherine A. Forestell ◽

Pamela S. Hunt ◽

M. Christine Porter

Keyword(s):

Women In Stem ◽

Explicit Attitudes ◽

Implicit And Explicit ◽

Implicit And Explicit Attitudes

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Relationships, Gender Relations, and Hope in Women in STEM Majors

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e634202009-001 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Rhea Owens ◽

Karen D. Multon ◽

Barbara A. Kerr

Keyword(s):

Gender Relations ◽

Women In Stem ◽

Stem Majors

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The shortage of women in stem: Communal goals inhibit interest

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e634112013-986 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Amanda M. Johnston ◽

Amanda B. Diekman

Keyword(s):

Women In Stem

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Navigating the Gendered Math Path

International Review of Qualitative Research ◽

10.1525/irqr.2012.5.2.153 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 153-174

Author(s):

Christina D. Weber ◽

Angie Hodge

Keyword(s):

Gender Norms ◽

Academic Disciplines ◽

Doing Gender ◽

Women In Stem ◽

Stem Fields ◽

Self Perception ◽

Good Science ◽

Men And Women ◽

Male Dominated ◽

Mathematics Coursework

Using dialogues with our informants, as well as with each other, we explore how the men and women in our research make it through their mathematics coursework and, in turn, pursue their intended majors. Our research focuses on how students navigate what we call the gendered math path and how that path conforms to and diverges from traditional gender norms. Common themes of women's lower than men's self-perception of their ability to do mathematics, along with the divergent processes of doing gender that emerged in men's and women's discussions of their application of mathematics, reminded us of the continued struggles that women have to succeed in male-dominated academic disciplines. Although self-perception helps us understand why there are fewer women in STEM fields, it is important to understand how different forms of application of ideas might add to the diversity of what it means to do good science.

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