Gender in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: Issues, causes, solutions

TES Charlesworth, MR Banaji - Journal of Neuroscience, 2019‏ - jneurosci.org
The landscape of gender in education and the workforce has shifted over the past decades:
women have made gains in representation, equitable pay, and recognition through awards …

The gender gap in self-promotion

CL Exley, JB Kessler - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
We run a series of experiments involving over 4,000 online participants and over 10,000
school-aged youth. When individuals are asked to subjectively describe their performance …

Boosting the sustainable representation of women in STEM with evidence-based policy initiatives

CA Moss-Racusin, ES Pietri… - Policy Insights from …, 2021‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Women are missing from Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) fields,
undermining intellectual inclusivity, meritocracy goals, national competitiveness, and high …

The missing women in STEM? Assessing gender differentials in the factors associated with transition to first jobs

S Sassler, J Glass, Y Levitte, KM Michelmore - Social science research, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Women remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce. We assess explanations for
women's underrepresentation in STEM jobs, focusing on a cohort that came of age in the …

The gender gap in confidence: Expected but not accounted for

CL Exley, K Nielsen - American Economic Review, 2024‏ - aeaweb.org
We investigate how the gender gap in confidence affects the views that evaluators (eg,
employers) hold about men and women. We find the confidence gap is contagious, causing …

Gender stereotypes in deliberation and team decisions

K Coffman, CB Flikkema, O Shurchkov - Games and Economic Behavior, 2021‏ - Elsevier
We explore how groups deliberate and decide on ideas in an experiment with
communication. We find that gender biases play a significant role in which group members …

Women's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics persistence after university graduation: Insights from Kazakhstan

G Kuchumova, A Kuzhabekova… - Journal of Career …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Women's persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has
been widely researched in educational settings, whereas less is known about their STEM …

[PDF][PDF] Reducing gender bias in STEM

S Kong, K Carroll, D Lundberg, P Omura… - MIT Science Policy …, 2020‏ - researchgate.net
Women continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM). Gender discrimination and gender bias reinforce cultural stereotypes about women …

[HTML][HTML] Missing women in STEM occupations: The impact of university education on the gender gap in graduates' transition to work

A Meoli, E Piva, H Righi - Research Policy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the literature on the drivers of the gender gap in STEM by focusing
on a critical career juncture: the bridge between university study in STEM fields and work …

Occupational commitment of women working in SET: The impact of co** self‐efficacy and mentoring

L Blaique, AH Pinnington - Human resource management …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The under‐representation of women employed in Science, Engineering and Technology
(SET) industries is a long‐term problem for human resource management. We report the …