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Parents with traditional beliefs about gender roles and who treat girls and boys unequally can reinforce stereotypes about gender and ability in STEM. Parents can also have a strong influence on girls' STEM participation and learning achievement through the family values, environment, experiences, and encouragement that they provide.
This study found that girls in same-gender groups performed better on a task that measured math skills than girls in mixed-gender groups. [211] This was due to the fact that girls in the same-gender groups had greater access to positive role models, in the form of their female classmates who excelled in math, than girls in mixed-gender groups ...
Unfortunately, the current representation gap in STEM fields means there are limited role models for young BIPOC girls. By increasing diversity in STEM professions, we create a positive feedback ...
With demand outstripping supply for STEM professionals, Scotland will suffer if more young women are not engaged with these subjects. Women in STEM: how gender inequality could damage Scotland's ...
Girls' value of their academic success was shown as closer to the perceived value of their parents than boys. 95 percent of girls reported that good grades are important to them, and 62 percent declared that good grades are very important. This gender gap continues even when the sample is shortened to just the high achieving boys and girls.
A new study shows that more girls need to study maths or physics to bridge the divide. By Katie Wright. How to support your daughter’s interest in STEM, as research reveals huge gender gap
The gender and racial pay gaps in STEM fields are significantly greater than all regular non-STEM jobs with an even greater pay gap between these gender, racial, and ethnic groups. When first being hired, 35% of women of color reported negotiating their salaries, but nearly 50% wished that they had negotiated their salary after starting the job.
Thompkins said she wanted to write the book with the goal of introducing Black girls to STEM at an early age. According to a report published by the Pew Research Center, progress for minorities in ...