Navigating the Gendered Math Path

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.

scholarly journals Gendered Performances in a Male-Dominated Subculture: ‘Girl Racers’, Car Modification and the Quest for Masculinity

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Lumsden
Keyword(s):  
Hegemonic Masculinity ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Doing Gender ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
The World ◽  
Male Dominated

This paper discusses female participation in the male-dominated ‘boy racer’ culture. Little is known about girls who join male-dominated subcultures while studies of car cultures have tended to describe girls as peripheral participants and emphasise the link between the car and masculinity. Hence this paper provides an analysis of ‘girl racers’; those drivers who are active participants in the ‘racer’ culture through their positioning in the ‘driver's seat’. Gender is understood as ‘performative’ and Connell's notions of ‘hegemonic masculinity’ and ‘emphasized femininity’ frame the analysis. For the ‘girl racers’, ‘doing gender’ involved negotiating a complex set of norms while reconciling the competing discourses of the masculine ‘racer’ scene and femininity. In order to be viewed as authentic participants, females were required to act like ‘one of the boys’ through their style of dress, driving, language and attitudes. They internalised the gender norms of the culture rather than resisting them explicitly, for fear of being excluded from the group. However, the feminine ways in which they modified their cars allowed them to retain an element of femininity within the world of ‘boy racers’. Thus, ‘girl racers’ resourcefully negotiated their way through the culture by employing a combination of complex strategies involving compliance, resistance and cooperation with the masculine values of the group. Findings are presented from participant observation, semi-structured and ethnographic interviews with members of the ‘racer’ culture in Aberdeen, Scotland, and semi-structured interviews with members of ‘outside’ groups.

Sexist Humor in Facebook Profiles: Perceptions of Humor Targeting Women and Men

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Strain ◽  
Donald Saucier ◽  
Amanda Martens
Keyword(s):  
Gender Norms ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Women's Equality ◽  
Sexist Humor ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Society Research ◽  
The Way

AbstractDespite advances in women’s equality, and perhaps as a result of it, sexist humor is prevalent in society. Research on this topic has lacked realism in the way the humor is conveyed to participants, and has not examined perceptions of both men and women who use sexist humor. We embedded jokes in printed Facebook profiles to present sexist humor to participants. We manipulated the gender of the individual in the profile (man or woman), and the type of joke presented (anti-men, anti-women, neutral) in a 2×3 between-groups design. We found that both men and women rated anti-women jokes as more sexist than neutral humor, and women also rated anti-men jokes as sexist. We also found that men who displayed anti-women humor were perceived less positively than men displaying anti-men humor, or women displaying either type of humor. These findings suggest that there may be different gender norms in place for joke tellers regarding who is an acceptable target of sexist humor.

Gender and Power: Boys Will Be Boys and So Will Girls

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Carey
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Third ◽  
Employed Women ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
Gender And Power ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper examines the treatment of women by men in two areas of male-dominated employment: specific professions and non- traditional ‘manual’ employment such as construction, transport, and other trade workers. Based on data from secondary sources, and in-depth interviews with non-traditionally employed women in Northern Ireland, the paper is divided into three main parts. The first section assesses the extent of harassment and discrimination towards women in male- dominated professions; the second provides a similar account of the treatment of non-traditionally employed women in Northern Ireland. Evidence suggests that there is a dichotomy in the treatment of women between the two areas discussed - given that men and women in ‘manual’ employment seem to sustain a more ‘peer-like’ relationship than their counterparts in some male-dominated professions. Thus, in the third section of the paper, while attempting to avoid the trap of dualism, I posit reasons for the existence of such a dichotomy.

Understanding Gender Identities and Food Preferences to Increase the Consumption of a Plant-Based Diet With Heuristics

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Estela Seabra
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
American Government ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Sustainable Diet ◽  
Food Market ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cultural Roles

This chapter discerns existent food preferences and their correlation with women and men, and gender biases, in America. It then proposes a strategy to test the most efficient heuristics to nudge those more averse to a plant-based, sustainable diet. By understanding how negative biases can be reversed through the application of behavioral economics, the plant-based industry and American government can most effectively build marketing procedures to be employed in campaigns, menus, packaging, and media to portray sustainable diets as appealing for men and women, and important for environmental wellbeing. The study recognizes and navigates the irrationality of human preferences as actors in the food market. By accounting for gender norms, cultural roles, and subconscious behavior, it will effectively produce insight on the best heuristical approaches to cognitively orchestrate a wider acceptance, and consequent consumption, of plant-based foods.

Understanding the Entrepreneurial Intention of Women in STEM Fields

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Elda Barron ◽  
Linda Elizabeth Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Women In Stem ◽  
Stem Fields

Women in Sectarian Sabbatianism

2015 ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Ada Rapoport-Albert
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Jewish Law ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Female Sex

This chapter looks at the evidence on the eruption of messianic prophecy during an early period, which suggests that women responded en masse to Sabbatai Zevi's tidings. It discusses women's particular receptivity to the Sabbatai Zevi's messianic call in light of the promises he made specifically to the female sex. It also mentions the adherence to the messianic faith that did not demand that the restraints of Jewish law be cast off or subverted, but instead called for repentance in entirely traditional terms. The chapter examines the first antinomian acts being ordered by Sabbatai Zevi that were not able to split the believers or generate any tension between their self-perception as pious Jews and the integrity of their Sabbatian faith. It discusses sectarian organizations in which Sabbatianism persisted throughout the eighteenth century in which the traditional barriers between men and women crumbled, both in theory and in practice.

Evaluations of Men in Domestic Roles in Canada, Norway, Poland, and India

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka ◽  
Saba Safdar ◽  
Paweł Jurek ◽  
Gopa Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Indian Students ◽  
Domestic Roles ◽  
At Home

When a man decides to take a parental leave and become a “stay-at-home dad,” by focusing on domestic duties and parenting, he may risk penalization of stereotype-disconfirming behaviors. However, the degree at which men are allowed to violate gender norms varies from country to country. Our study sought to analyze cross-country differences in perception of men who resign from their professional career and focus on domestic duties. Canadian ( N = 120), Norwegian ( N = 97), Polish ( N = 103), and Indian ( N = 109) students were asked to evaluate agency and communality of men and women in domestic roles. The obtained results indicate that in Canada and Norway, men and women in domestic roles were judged similarly, whereas Polish and Indian students favored women over men in domestic roles, thus implying that domestic roles are perceived through the lens of gender stereotypes in these two countries.

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