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- Title
Understanding the Paradox in Math-Related Fields: Why Do Some Gender Gaps Remain While Others Do Not?
- Authors
Cheryan, Sapna
- Abstract
Despite the ubiquity of harmful math attitudes that disadvantage girls, girls are now performing just as well as boys in math in the U.S. (Hyde et al. ; Hyde et al. ). At the same time, stark gender disparities remain in who chooses to pursue math-related careers (National Science Foundation ). Why have gender disparities persisted in some math-related domains but not others? I suggest that considering the extent to which math-related domains are stereotyped as masculine can help explain why women do not seek out math-related careers, even as they perform just as well in math. Changing current stereotypes of math-related careers to make them less incongruent with the female gender role may help to recruit more women into these careers.
- Subjects
STEREOTYPES; WOMEN in mathematics; GENDER inequality; GENDER differences in mathematical ability; SEX discrimination; GENDER differences (Sociology)
- Publication
Sex Roles, 2012, Vol 66, Issue 3-4, p184
- ISSN
0360-0025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11199-011-0060-z