Gender inclusion and fit in STEM

T Schmader - Annual Review of Psychology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Despite progress made toward increasing women's interest and involvement in science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM), women continue to be underrepresented and …

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 …

Masculine defaults: Identifying and mitigating hidden cultural biases.

S Cheryan, HR Markus - Psychological Review, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
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 …

The business case for diversity backfires: Detrimental effects of organizations' instrumental diversity rhetoric for underrepresented group members' sense of belonging.

OAM Georgeac, A Rattan - Journal of Personality and Social …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Many organizations offer justifications for why diversity matters, that is, organizational
diversity cases. We investigated their content, prevalence, and consequences for …

Female peer mentors early in college increase women's positive academic experiences and retention in engineering

TC Dennehy, N Dasgupta - Proceedings of the National …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Scientific and engineering innovation is vital for American competitiveness, quality of life,
and national security. However, too few American students, especially women, pursue these …

When people do allyship: A typology of allyship action

L De Souza, T Schmader - Personality and Social …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Academic Abstract Despite increased popular and academic interest, there is conceptual
ambiguity about what allyship is and the forms it takes. Viewing allyship as a practice, we …

Managing to clear the air: Stereotype threat, women, and leadership

CL Hoyt, SE Murphy - The leadership quarterly, 2016 - Elsevier
In this article, we explore the process and implications of stereotype threat for women in
leadership, broadly construed. First, we provide a brief background on the phenomenon of …

A vicious cycle: A social–psychological account of extreme racial disparities in school discipline

JA Okonofua, GM Walton… - Perspectives on …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Can social–psychological theory provide insight into the extreme racial disparities in school
disciplinary action in the United States? Disciplinary problems carry enormous …

State authenticity as fit to environment: The implications of social identity for fit, authenticity, and self-segregation

T Schmader, C Sedikides - Personality and Social …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
People seek out situations that “fit,” but the concept of fit is not well understood. We introduce
S tate A uthenticity as F it to the E nvironment (SAFE), a conceptual framework for …

Two brief interventions to mitigate a “chilly climate” transform women's experience, relationships, and achievement in engineering.

GM Walton, C Logel, JM Peach… - Journal of …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
In a randomized-controlled trial, we tested 2 brief interventions designed to mitigate the
effects of a “chilly climate” women may experience in engineering, especially in male …