Conceptualizing the Field: Higher Education Research on the STEM Gender Gap

Perez‐Felkner, Lara

doi:10.1002/ir.20273

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“…We find that women are especially underrepresented among STEM bachelor's degree recipients at the higher and highest research-intensive institutions, where much of the most cutting-edge scientific research is based. The consequences of this systemic talent loss affecting not only the success of current and future students, but also that of institutions' STEM departments and research labs, with wider implications for the labor force and who can participate in and contribute to our increasingly technological economy (Perez-Felkner, 2019). Women faculty matter for women students' STEM degree attainment, especially at male-dominated research-intensive institutions.…”

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Warming the Chill: Insights for Institutions and Researchers to Keep Women in STEM

Saras¹

2019

Proceedings of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting

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Despite women's gains in higher education degree achievement in recent years, women still lag behind their male peers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degree persistence and completion (DiPrete & Buchmann, 2013;Perez-Felkner, 2019). Women's precollege experiences and background characteristics shape their entry into STEM degrees; these include mathematics ability beliefs, STEM course-taking patterns in high school, and quality of precollege instruction (Hill, Corbett, & St Rose, 2010;Ma, 2011;Perez-Felkner, Nix, & Thomas, 2017). Importantly, however, student characteristics and precollege experiences do not fully explain the perception of a gendered chilly climate on campus (Hurtado et al., 2011;Morris & Daniel, 2008). BackgroundPostsecondary institutional climates matter as well to women's STEM degree achievement. Sandler (1982, 1984) assert that chilly climates in traditionally masculine fields are fostered and perpetuated by students, faculty, and staff, as women experience isolation, microaggressions, and discrimination from male peers and faculty. Since Hall and Sandler developed the concept of "chilly climates" for women in STEM, practitioners and researchers alike have observed women experience differential treatment that discourages their learning and persistence in those fields. However, few studies have attempted to quantitatively evaluate the institutional features of chilly climates. To address this gap, we used nationally representative Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS) data from 2007-2009 to assess STEM degree outcomes by institution. The most recent IPEDS reporting cycle to include a battery of questions

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2019

Proceedings of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting

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“…A broader social cognitive approach defines work pathways as having both ability and motivation to pursue a professional career [20][21][22][23]. It is probable that pursuing a STEM-related career will be difficult if one does not excel in math and science [24][25].…”

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Psychological, Sociocultural, and Biological Elucidations for Gender Gap in STEM Education: A Call for Translation of Research into Evidence-Based Interventions

Alam¹

2022

Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities

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Despite recent progress in narrowing gender gap in enrolment in math courses and relative achievements therein, girls and women still remain underrepresented when it comes to formal education in math-intensive academic fields such as engineering, mathematics, technology, and science, often referred to as STEM. Capacity to undertake a job and also the drive to put scientific and mathematical aptitude to use are both included in career paths. Individual variations in cognitive capability and motivation are impacted by a variety of sociocultural variables. The authors have presented six explanations for girl's inadequate representation in math-intensive STEM professions after analysing academic researches carried out in last three decades in domains of education, economics, sociology, and psychology: (a) preconceptions and biases based on gender, (b) field-specific ability beliefs, (c) lifestyle values or work-family balance preferences, (d) professional inclinations or desires, (e) comparative cerebral capabilities, and (f) cognitive aptitude. The study goes on to discuss sociocultural and biological causes for reported gender differences in motivational and cognitive factors, as well as the evolutionary period(s) during which each variable became most important. Authors concludes with evidence and scientific-proof based research, policy and practise suggestions for improving STEM inclusivity, and gives recommendations and directions for forthcoming researches.

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“…This can be done by viewing medicine as an applied form of science that is already included in STEM or by adding medicine to it. Even though some use the form of the acronym that covers medicine too (STEMM standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine [5]) STEM is more widespread and frequently used, so we suggest to expand its meaning instead of using STEMM as an alternative.…”

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Administrative data analysis of student attrition in Hungarian Medical Training

Pusztai

Demeter-Karászi

Alter

2021

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Background Even though dropout is a well-researched topic in tertiary education, it is still not clear which variables have an impact on it beyond individual attributes. There is numerous empirical evidence supporting that college students studying in STEM fields are characterized by a higher risk of attrition than their peers. Even though medicine is not traditionally considered to be part of STEM disciplines, some suggest to include it, as the field of medicine is an important area in research focusing on student attrition. Since Hungarian medical training attracts more and more international students every year, the issue of attrition in this field of study can have a global impact too. Methods In our study we examined the dropout behavior of all medical students who started their studies in 2010 in Hungary (N = 977) by analyzing longitudinal administrative data of the students between 2010 and 2017, which unlike self-reported questionnaires made it possible for us to analyse data that without any kind of distortion. Since we analyzed the data of all students studying medicine in this period in Hungary, we conducted descriptive statistics and revealed the risk and protective factors of drouput using bonary logistic regression. Results Our results indicate that the risk of dropout can be increased by a low number of credits and passive semesters and the tuition-based forms of finance, although dormitory placement can serve as a protective factor. Conclusions Relieving the rigidity of the training network, more educational attention, targeted mentoring in the case of learning difficulties and dormitory placement in support of learning communities can be formulated as a policy proposal.

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Conceptualizing the Field: Higher Education Research on the STEM Gender Gap

Abstract: This chapter synthesizes research on women in STEM undergraduate fields and aims to sharpen our empirical and theoretical frameworks for future higher education research. Institutional research implications are discussed here and throughout the volume.

Cited by 13 publications

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Warming the Chill: Insights for Institutions and Researchers to Keep Women in STEM

Warming the Chill: Insights for Institutions and Researchers to Keep Women in STEM

Psychological, Sociocultural, and Biological Elucidations for Gender Gap in STEM Education: A Call for Translation of Research into Evidence-Based Interventions

Administrative data analysis of student attrition in Hungarian Medical Training

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