The Impact of Advisor Gender on Female Students’ STEM Enrollment and Persistence

Canaan, Serena; Mouganie, Pierre

doi:10.3368/jhr.58.4.0320-10796r2

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“…In both cases, female students took longer because they might find challenges (like maternity or harassment) and are not supported, or because they are simply not treated with the same enthusiasm or benefits as male students (Bagilhole 1993). Female students tend to enroll STEM degrees when they have a female rather male science advisor (Canaan and Mouganie 2021). We found some support for these suggestions in the preponderance of male students by male advisors at stages where they can more likely contribute as peers.…”

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The Gender Gap in Brazilian Entomology: an Analysis of the Academic Scenario

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Although women are about half of world’s population, they are underrepresented in many sectors including academia and the research scenario in general. Gender gap in Entomology has been pointed out in other publications; however, data for Brazil has never been demonstrated. Here we provide a diagnosis for the Brazilian Entomology scenario in order to contribute to propositions towards disentangling the gender gap in general. We analyzed scientometric data for Brazilian Entomology focusing on gender disparity and on personal perceptions related to the gender gap through an online questionnaire. We detected a pervasive gender bias in which the scissor-shaped curve is the most representative effect of it: women were the majority in lower degree stages but the minority in higher degree stages (permanent positions and positions of prestige and power). We also observed mentorship bias and discussed these results in light of intersectionality and the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender differences were perceived differently by the questionnaire respondents considering age, gender, and parenting. With this data and analyses, we have provided elements to stimulate and support change to a healthier and more equitable academic space.

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The Gender Gap in Brazilian Entomology: an Analysis of the Academic Scenario

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“…We exclude retries, second attempts, and any later attempts within the same course. 8 Courses can have up to two lecturers. We consider a course as female-taught if at least one of the lecturers is female, but we show below that our results are robust to alternative codings.…”

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Do Role Models Matter in Large Classes? New Evidence on Gender Match Effects in Higher Education

2023

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“…18 Examples include the Carrell, et al (2010) study and follow-up work by Mansour et al (2022). Canaan and Mouganie (2021) provide relevant evidence, showing that in college advisor gender can matter: they find that assignment of a female advisor increased female students' STEM enrollment and persistence.…”

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The Impact of Female Teachers on Female Students' Lifetime Well-Being

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It is widely believed that female students benefit from being taught by female teachers, particularly when those teachers serve as counter-stereotypical role models. We study education in rural areas of the US circa 1940--a setting in which there were few professional female exemplars other than teachers--and find that female students were more successful when their primary-school teachers were disproportionately female. Impacts are lifelong: female students taught by female teachers were more likely to move up the educational ladder by completing high school and attending college, and had higher lifetime family income and increased longevity.

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The Impact of Advisor Gender on Female Students’ STEM Enrollment and Persistence

Cited by 25 publications

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The Gender Gap in Brazilian Entomology: an Analysis of the Academic Scenario

The Gender Gap in Brazilian Entomology: an Analysis of the Academic Scenario

Do Role Models Matter in Large Classes? New Evidence on Gender Match Effects in Higher Education

The Impact of Female Teachers on Female Students' Lifetime Well-Being

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