Factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of women in science careers worldwide: A literature review

B Avolio, J Chávez, C Vílchez-Román - Social Psychology of Education, 2020 - Springer
The paper analyses the literature related to the underrepresentation of women in the
scientific field to identify the factors that affect this underrepresentation worldwide. This …

Youths' and adults' identity in STEM: A systematic literature review

A Simpson, Y Bouhafa - Journal for STEM Education Research, 2020 - Springer
This study presents a synthesis of the empirical research on identity across science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) published between 2000-2018. The …

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 …

Women in academic science: A changing landscape

SJ Ceci, DK Ginther, S Kahn… - … science in the public …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Much has been written in the past two decades about women in academic science careers,
but this literature is contradictory. Many analyses have revealed a level playing field, with …

Women and STEM

S Kahn, D Ginther - 2017 - nber.org
Researchers from economics, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines have studied the
persistent under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and …

Pushing the boundaries: A qualitative study of how stem women adapted to disrupted work–nonwork boundaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EE Kossek, TL Dumas, MM Piszczek… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
National reports widely publicized that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic's
disruption of work–nonwork boundaries impacted women's careers negatively, as many …

SCCT and underrepresented populations in STEM fields: Moving the needle

NA Fouad, MC Santana - Journal of Career Assessment, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors review research that has used social cognitive career theory as a frame to
investigate factors that may explain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics …

Analysis of factors associated to the enrollment and demand of computing-related careers

WA Mata-López, S Tobón - Social Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite the great need for computer-related career professionals, some universities that
offer specialties to develop professionals with knowledge to cover the mention need, present …

What's so special about STEM? A comparison of women's retention in STEM and professional occupations

JL Glass, S Sassler, Y Levitte, KM Michelmore - Social forces, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We follow female college graduates in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and
compare the trajectories of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics …

[图书][B] Promising practices for addressing the underrepresentation of women in science, engineering, and medicine: Opening doors

A Helman, A Bear, R Colwell - 2020 - books.google.com
Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge,
contribute to the well-being of communities, and support the security, prosperity, and health …