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Cwik, Sonja; Singh, Chandralekha – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
Societal stereotypes and biases about who belongs in physics and who can excel in it can impact the physics beliefs, including their self-efficacy, interest, and identity, e.g., of women in physics courses. Exploring these beliefs longitudinally and analyzing how different beliefs predict students' physics identity are important for developing a…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Physics, Science Education
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Eddy, Sarah L.; Brownell, Sara E. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
This focused collection explores inequalities in the experiences of women in physics. Yet, it is important for researchers to also be aware of and draw insights from common patterns in the experiences of women across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Here, we review studies on gender disparities across college…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Females, Undergraduate Students, Gender Bias
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Lewis, Karyn L.; Stout, Jane G.; Pollack, Steven J.; Finkelstein, Noah D.; Ito, Tiffany A. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
A number of cultural, social, environmental, and biological factors have been suggested to explain women's relatively lower representation in physics and other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Given its persistence, the causes of gender disparities are likely to be complex and multiply determined. In this review paper, we…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Physics