Mathematics Motivation and Gender Stereotypes of Junior and Senior High School Girls

Morinaga, Yasuko; Sakata, Kiriko; Furukawa, Yoshiya; Fukudome, Kodai

doi:10.5926/jjep.65.375

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“…Negative social reactions can in turn influence women's emotions and motivation in STEM. Morinaga et al (2017) investigated how benevolent sexism affects women's emotions and motivation in mathematics in two scenario experiments with Japanese female (junior) high-school students. When students imagined their math teacher to comment a good performance with "well done, although you are a girl!"…”

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Gender Stereotypes and Expected Backlash for Female STEM Students in Germany and Japan

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Front. Educ.

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Although Germany and Japan are top-ranking in STEM, women are underrepresented in the STEM fields of physics, engineering, and computer science in both countries. The current research investigated widespread gender-science stereotypes in STEM in the two countries (Studies 1 and 2) and negative consequences of expected backlash (i.e., imagining negative reactions and lower ascribed communion in scenarios) for women’s emotions and motivation in STEM due to role incongruity and lack-of-fit (Study 3). Studies 1 (N = 87) and 2 (N = 22,556) showed that explicit and implicit gender-science stereotypes are widespread and comparable in Germany and Japan. Study 3 (N = 628) showed that lower ascribed communion was related to less positive emotions, more negative emotions and anxiety emotions, and less study motivation for STEM students (from the fields of physics, engineering, and computer science) from Germany and Japan. Results point to more subtle expected backlash effects for women in STEM than hypothesized. Theoretical and practical implications for gender equality in STEM are discussed.

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Section: Backlash and Lack Of Fit For Women In Stemmentioning

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“…1 much weaker than before, 7 much stronger than before; and "In the scenario, how has your motivation to study hard for (subject indicated above) changed?" 1 completely lost motivation; 7 motivation got much stronger; Morinaga et al, 2017]. Demographics included field of study, gender, birth year, and nationality.…”

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Gender Stereotypes and Expected Backlash for Female STEM Students in Germany and Japan

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Tsukamoto

Morinaga³

et al. 2022

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“…The type of fear that increases negative stereotypes of groups is known as the stereotype threat . In Japan, it is reported that the motivation to study mathematics in junior high school and high school girls decreased when they scored highly in mathematics but were praised with the expression “Good job, even though you’re a girl” more than they when they were praised with just “Good job” ( Morinaga et al, 2017 ).…”

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Masculinity in the public image of physics and mathematics: a new model comparing Japan and England

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Women are a minority in science, technology, engineering and mathematics academic careers. In particular, few women in Japan choose to study physics and mathematics. In this study, we investigated the factors contributing to the masculine image of physics and mathematics based on the framework of our expanded model. We conducted online questionnaire surveys in Japan and England, and found that physics and mathematics occupations, and mathematical stereotypes were both related to a masculine image. Only in Japan were social factors, such as a person’s attitude to intellectual women, related to viewing mathematics as ‘masculine’. However, the experience of being told or having heard that the choice of a particular course of studies would make someone less attractive to the opposite sex was evident only in England. This finding suggests that social factors affect the masculine image of physics and mathematics, and that this could vary depending on the country.

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Can affirmative action overcome STEM gender inequality in Japan? Expectations and concerns

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Ikkatai,

McKay

et al. 2024

Asia Pacific Business Review

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Mathematics Motivation and Gender Stereotypes of Junior and Senior High School Girls

Cited by 12 publications

References 27 publications

Gender Stereotypes and Expected Backlash for Female STEM Students in Germany and Japan

Gender Stereotypes and Expected Backlash for Female STEM Students in Germany and Japan

Masculinity in the public image of physics and mathematics: a new model comparing Japan and England

Can affirmative action overcome STEM gender inequality in Japan? Expectations and concerns

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