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Law, Helen; Sikora, Joanna – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2020
Single-sex schooling is believed to benefit students' academic achievement and girls' engagement in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). The latter is assumed because single-sex environments are meant to neutralise gender stereotypes. Little is known, however, about longer term effects of such schooling. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Single Sex Schools, Gender Bias, STEM Education
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Broadley, Kate – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2015
Gendered educational and occupational pathways are entrenched in many countries. The underrepresentation of women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields has ramifications for individuals and for workforces. Girls' declining interest in STEM coincides with an increasing demand for STEM-skilled professionals across the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Career Development, Females, Gender Bias