There are international calls to enhance learner engagement in STEM. Further, there are
international concerns about the gender disparity in interest, aspiration, and participation in …

Researchers from economics, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines have studied the
persistent under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and …

Using PISA test scores from 11,527 second-generation immigrants coming from 35 different
countries of ancestry and living in 9 host countries, we find that the positive effects of country …

Employment segregation—the unequal distribution of female and male workers across and
within job types—is often at the heart of gender gaps in job quality, wage and employment …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment—sibling sex composition—
affects women's gender conformity. Using Danish administrative data, I causally estimate the …

Globally, women remain underrepresented in STEM. Our lab-in-the-field study delves into
parental influence on adolescents' perceptions of scientific versus humanistic aptitude. We …

Despite the promising future of employment opportunities in occupations related to Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), women remain underrepresented in …

This research investigates the role of parents in explaining the surprisingly low presence of
women among inventors despite their increase among graduates from science, technology …

Introduction The impact of a growth mindset and resilience on boarding middle school
adolescents has received increasing attention from scholars. Nevertheless, research on how …

If one wants to close the gender gap in STEM, girls need to start STEM courses. The
stereotypical socialization does not lead girls in the direction of science and technology. And …