Gender inequality in academia: Problems and solutions for women faculty in STEM

BJ Casad, JE Franks, CE Garasky… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently there is widespread interest in women's underrepresentation in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); however, progress toward gender …

Wise psychological interventions to improve gender and racial equality in STEM

BJ Casad, DL Oyler, ET Sullivan… - Group Processes & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Women and racial minorities are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) fields. This review describes six “wise” psychological interventions that can …

I can't push off my own Mental Health”: Chilly STEM Climates, Mental Health, and STEM Persistence among Black, Latina, and White Graduate Women

KG Wilkins-Yel, A Arnold, J Bekki, M Natarajan… - Sex Roles, 2022 - Springer
Drawing on 12 semi-structured interviews with Black, Latina, and white graduate women
who either continued or discontinued their STEM doctoral degrees, the present study …

Mathematics anxiety and self-efficacy of mexican engineering students: Is there gender gap?

G Morán-Soto, OI González-Peña - Education Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies have reported that there is a gender disparity wherein women do not study equally
to men in bachelor's degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) areas …

[PDF][PDF] Stress, mental health symptoms, and help-seeking in college students

K Hubbard, P Reohr, L Tolcher… - Psi Chi Journal of …, 2018 - researchgate.net
College students show low rates of help-seeking behavior despite being at risk for
experiencing stressors and mental health problems. The present study aimed to develop a …

'Science and Technology as Feminine': raising awareness about and reducing the gender gap in STEM careers

E Davila Dos Santos, A Albahari, S Díaz… - Journal of Gender …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the issue of the low participation of women in STEM careers and
contributes to work on the gender gap in STEM in two ways. First, we propose a theoretical …

Understanding and addressing gender‐based inequities in STEM: Research synthesis and recommendations for US K‐12 education

SL Kuchynka, A Eaton… - Social issues and policy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We draw from ecological systems and social psychological theories to elucidate
macrosystem‐and microsystem‐level variables that promote and maintain gender inequities …

Seeing what's possible: Videos are more effective than written portrayals for enhancing the relatability of scientists and promoting Black female students' interest in …

ES Pietri, IR Johnson, S Majid, C Chu - Sex Roles, 2021 - Springer
Although interactions with Black female scientists can alter beliefs about STEM (science,
technology, engineering, mathematics) and encourage Black female students' interest in …

[PDF][PDF] Women in engineering: A review of the 2019 literature

P Meiksins, P Layne, K Beddoes, J Deters - SWE Magazine, 2019 - swe.org
The past few years have, in some ways, been discouraging for advocates of gender diversity
in engineering. The share of engineering jobs held by women has not increased …

Who encourages Latina women to feel a sense of identity-safety in STEM environments?

ES Pietri, ML Drawbaugh, AN Lewis… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Latinas are among the least represented groups in STEM and, thus, may have concerns
about not belonging or feeling welcome in STEM environments. Identity-safe cues (ie …