In this article, Maria Ong, Carol Wright, Lorelle Espinosa, and Gary Orfield review nearly forty
years of scholarship on the postsecondary educational experiences of women of color in …

Background Despite decades of effort focused on improvement of engineering education,
many recent advances have not resulted in systemic change. Diffusion of innovations theory …

Understanding the reasons behind the low enrollment and retention rates of
Underrepresented Minority (URM) students (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and …

The National Science Foundation funded project “Proven Practices for Recruiting Women to
STEM careers” is now in its second year. This work is part of a larger project funded by the …

This study reformulates social cognitive career theory by going beyond the conventional
emphasis on self-efficacy to provide new insight into the multiple socio-cognitive motivation …

The study investigated the impact of gendered ideology, identity, efficacy, and climate on
career persistence for women in the STEM industry. The study used role congruity theory to …

Despite widespread efforts to reduce inequities in the science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) job market, huge disparities remain for both African Americans and …

Research shows that first-time freshmen in general and first-generation college students in
particular who are underprepared in mathematics struggle to achieve academic success in …

Undergraduate success and persistence in Science Technology Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) fields is of critical importance to the United States (US) maintenance of …

In the last three decades, there has been a growing concern regarding the dearth of
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) degree attainment for women …