Although the gender gap in math course-taking and performance has narrowed in recent
decades, females continue to be underrepresented in math-intensive fields of Science …

Abstract The United States has made a significant effort and investment in STEM education,
yet the size and the composition of the STEM workforce continues to fail to meet demand. It …

Understanding and remedying women's underrepresentation in majority-male fields and
occupations require the recognition of a lesser-known form of cultural bias called masculine …

Common stereotypes associate high-level intellectual ability (brilliance, genius, etc.) with
men more than women. These stereotypes discourage women's pursuit of many prestigious …

Tomorrow's inventors and scientists are today's curious young children--as long as those
children are given ample chances to explore and are guided by adults equipped to support …

There is a need to help more students succeed in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) education, with particular interest in reducing current gender gaps in …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

In this paper, we examine the relationship between participants' childhood science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related experiences, their STEM identity …

The goal congruity perspective provides a theoretical framework to understand how
motivational processes influence and are influenced by social roles. In particular, we invoke …

In laboratory studies, praising children's effort encourages them to adopt incremental
motivational frameworks—they believe ability is malleable, attribute success to hard work …