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Joseph R. Cimpian; Jo R. King – Grantee Submission, 2024
Men significantly outnumber women in physics, engineering, and computer science (PECS) majors, with a recent male-to-female ratio of approximately 4:1, a stark contrast to the near parity in other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines (1). This gender disparity in PECS carries wide-reaching implications for equity,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Physics, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education
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Young, Jemimah; Cunningham, Jahneille A. – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2021
Young Black women face dual marginality in the classroom due to longstanding racial and gender stereotypes. However, critical examinations of their academic dispositions remain relatively absent from current discourse on Black student achievement. The mathematics dispositions of Black girls (N = 1707) who completed the High School Longitudinal…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Gender Bias, Racial Bias
Jewett, Elizabeth C. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The United States must expand the STEM pipeline in order to meet the growing demand of the STEM workforce and maintain our nation's prosperity and competitiveness in the global economy. The urgency of this need has been proclaimed by policymakers, business leaders, politicians, and educators. Despite the growing demand for STEM professionals,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Gender Bias, Racial Bias, Ethnicity