Did you know that women are just as biased against female STEM students as men? This bias can even be communicated implicitly through language used in letters of recommendation. Read this simple this info-graphic to learn more about how you can better support your students in their vocational pursuits by providing them with bias-free letters […]
Write Recommendation Letters Bias Free
October 31st, 2016 by Kaitlyn Reed
Posted in: Bias, gender gap in STEM, Women in STEM
How Can Researchers Address the Gender Gap in STEM?
September 18th, 2016 by Kaitlyn Reed
Up until recently, the majority of human development literature on masculinity and femininity has held to the assumption that males and females are inherently different from one other (Schock & Schwalbe, 2009). That is, research has spent an ample amount of time focusing on constructing and disseminating the concept of “gender roles”. This view of […]
Posted in: gender roles, research methods, social inequality, Women in STEM
25 Fictional Stories Starring Fierce Female Leads
September 13th, 2016 by Rich Feller
Ignite her curiosity! A powerful way to convey that STEM subjects are open to all is by sharing stories of girls and women who love science and technology. Surprisingly, not only is it helpful to introduce girls to real-life women in STEM through biographies, but fictional stories can also serve to forward girls’ interest in […]
Personal Testimony Video: Let’s Re-brand the Field of Engineering
September 6th, 2016 by Kaitlyn Reed
Debbie Sterling, founder of GoldieBlox children’s toys explains the problem of why there are so few women in STEM. Watch her two-minute video to hear her opinion of how to fix it.
Posted in: Personal Testimony, Re-brand, Women in STEM
2016 Study: Could women’s lack of confidence in Calculus be a contributing factor to the gender gap in STEM?
September 2nd, 2016 by Jenn Long
A new study suggests that women’s lack of confidence in their math skills may be one reason for the gender gap in the STEM fields. The study used a national survey of 5,000 college students enrolled in first-semester calculus. Among all aiming to pursue STEM careers, 35% of women reported that they did not understand […]
Posted in: Calculus, Gender-gap, research, Women in STEM
Cards Against Humanity Supports STEM
April 5th, 2015 by Rich Feller
The “Party game for horrible people,” Cards Against Humanity, has released an expanded science pack of cards. Sales of the pack go toward a full-ride scholarship for women seeking undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Posted in: Cards Against Humanity, Women in STEM
