Personal Interactions Are Important Drivers of STEM Identity in Girls
Even in a camp explicitly designed to bolster girls in the sciences, prevailing stereotypes can undermine best intentions
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Pandemic Disproportionately Affects Scientists with Young Children
Researchers at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management led a recent study that found broad discrepancies in the pandemic's impact on scientists
COVID-19 Shines Spotlight on Gender Inequity in Academia
In a new article, a team of 17 faculty members from across the US examines how the pandemic amplifies gender inequity and proposes novel solutions
Gender Gaps in STEM College Majors Emerge in High School
The researchers found that gender differences in high school students' occupational plans have a large effect on gender differences in STEM outcomes in college
Men More Likely Than Women to Be Seen as Brilliant
Recent research concludes that these stereotyped views are an instance of implicit bias, revealing automatic associations that people cannot, or at least do not, report holding when asked directly
Achieving Equity for Women in STEM
To implement real change in the scientific workplace, participation is needed on both an individual and corporate level
New Mentoring Model Supports Minority Women Faculty in STEM
Moving empathetic mentoring groups online did not diminish their supportive power
Achievement Isn't Why More Men Are Majoring in Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science
In a recent study, researchers found that male students with very low scores in math and science were just as likely to major in these fields as female students with much higher achievement
Want More Women & Minorities in STEM? Address Social Oppression in the Classroom, Says New Research
Community college program that integrates students' experiences of social oppression into the class proved effective at strengthening entrepreneurial and STEM skills of the underrepresented students
Women Less Likely to Receive Canadian Federal Research Funding
Research has already shown that women at all career stages are more likely to leave academia than men, and studies have hinted that women also receive less funding