Gender stereotypes are harmful for girls' enrollment and performance in science and
mathematics. So far, less is known about children's and adolescents' stereotypes regarding …

Objectives: We examined race differences in adolescents' beliefs about boys' and girls'
English, math, and science abilities, testing the hypothesis that Black adolescents would rate …

There is a gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education. This presents a worldwide problem of inequity. Sociocultural stereotypes …

The current research examined adolescents' attitudes about sexism in fields related to
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The ethnically diverse sample (61 …

With the rapid shifts in the education of women in the United States, and the
underrepresentation of women in fields of science, technology, engineering, and math …

Introduction Women continue to be underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (STEM) and research suggests that academic-gender stereotypes can be …

Although individual differences have often been ignored, children do differ in the
stereotyping of their gender identities and attitudes (gender schemata). For example …

A child's gender, specifically being a girl, is often thought to play a causal role in diminishing
educational opportunities in science. However, few studies have experimentally …

This longitudinal study explores three research questions. First, what is the prevalence of
math and science gender stereotypes among high school students, their parents, and …

Societal stereotypes depict girls as less interested than boys in computer science and
engineering. We demonstrate the existence of these stereotypes among children and …