Why are some STEM fields more gender balanced than others?

S Cheryan, SA Ziegler, AK Montoya… - Psychological bulletin, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Women obtain more than half of US undergraduate degrees in biology, chemistry, and
mathematics, yet they earn less than 20% of computer science, engineering, and physics …

Do female and male role models who embody STEM stereotypes hinder women's anticipated success in STEM?

S Cheryan, JO Siy, M Vichayapai… - Social psychological …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Women who have not yet entered science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) fields underestimate how well they will perform in those fields (eg,; Meece, Parsons …

The stereotypical computer scientist: Gendered media representations as a barrier to inclusion for women

S Cheryan, VC Plaut, C Handron, L Hudson - Sex roles, 2013 - Springer
The present research examines undergraduates' stereotypes of the people in computer
science, and whether changing these stereotypes using the media can influence women's …

Ambient belonging: how stereotypical cues impact gender participation in computer science.

S Cheryan, VC Plaut, PG Davies… - Journal of personality …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
People can make decisions to join a group based solely on exposure to that group's
physical environment. Four studies demonstrate that the gender difference in interest in …

[PDF][PDF] The interpersonal communication book

JA DeVito, J DeVito - Instructor, 2019 - pearsonhighered.com
Names: DeVito, Joseph A., author. Title: The interpersonal communication book/Joseph A.
DeVito, Hunter College of the City University of New York. Description: 15th edition.| Boston …

Fitting in to move forward: Belonging, gender, and persistence in the physical sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (pSTEM)

KL Lewis, JG Stout, ND Finkelstein… - … of Women Quarterly, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Social science researchers have increasingly focused on understanding the precursors to
gender disparities favoring men in the physical sciences, technology, engineering, and …

Gender and cultural differences in Internet use: A study of China and the UK

N Li, G Kirkup - Computers & Education, 2007 - Elsevier
This study investigates differences in use of, and attitudes toward the Internet and computers
generally for Chinese and British students, and gender differences in this cross-cultural …

Enduring influence of stereotypical computer science role models on women's academic aspirations

S Cheryan, BJ Drury… - Psychology of women …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The current work examines whether a brief exposure to a computer science role model who
fits stereotypes of computer scientists has a lasting influence on women's interest in the field …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining underrepresentation: A theory of precluded interest

S Cheryan, VC Plaut - Sex roles, 2010 - Springer
What processes best explain women's underrepresentation in science, math, and
engineering fields in the US? Do they also explain men's underrepresentation in the …

Classrooms matter: The design of virtual classrooms influences gender disparities in computer science classes

S Cheryan, AN Meltzoff, S Kim - Computers & Education, 2011 - Elsevier
Three experiments examined whether the design of virtual learning environments influences
undergraduates' enrollment intentions and anticipated success in introductory computer …