Understanding the Paradox in Math-Related Fields: Why Do Some Gender Gaps Remain While Others Do Not?

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Sapna Cheryan
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[1] University of Washington,Department of Psychology
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Sex Roles | 2012年 / 66卷
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Gender disparities; Stereotypes; Underrepresentation; Gender roles; Education;
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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. 1990; Hyde et al. 2008). At the same time, stark gender disparities remain in who chooses to pursue math-related careers (National Science Foundation 2009). 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.
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