My Fair Physicist? Feminine Math and Science Role Models Demotivate Young Girls

By Diana E. Betz, Denise Sekaquaptewa. 2012

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Safety Research

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Field Experiments on Discrimination (2016, background): “A laboratory experiment literature explores the extent to which exposure to stereotypically feminine role model in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) career (Betz and Sekaquaptewa, 2012) or exposure to a non-stereotypical computer science role model (Cheryan et al.”
But You Don’t Look Like A Scientist!: Women Scientists with Feminine Appearance are Deemed Less Likely to be Scientists (2016, unknown): “…hand-drawn) stimuli, and/or a very minimal number of stimuli (e.g., using the same female Bjob applicant^ dressed in a sexy vs. non-sexy manner; see Glick et al. 2005; using the same female role model and having her dress in feminine or non-feminine clothing; Betz and Sekaquaptewa 2012).”
Men, women and STEM: Why the differences and what should be done? (2020, background): “Note that some evidence suggests that same-sex role models have no effect on female STEM participation or even a negative effect (see, e.g. Bamberger, 2014; Betz & Sekaquaptewa, 2012; Carrington et al., 2008).”
The role of STEM professors’ mindset beliefs on students’ anticipated psychological experiences and course interest. (2020, background): “For example, teacher expectation effects tend to be stronger for women in STEM contexts than men in those same contexts (Betz & Sekaquaptewa, 2012).”
Bridging the Gap by Enhancing the Fit: How Stereotypes about STEM Clash with Stereotypes about Girls (2015, background): “…the masculine stereotyping of STEM and to motivate girls to follow a STEM career, providing (more) female role models has been studied and controversially discussed many times (e.g. Betz & Sekaquaptewa, 2012; Marx & Roman, 2002; Stout, Dasgupta, Hunsinger & McManus, 2011; Weisgram & Bigler, 2006)).”
New Routes to Recruiting and Retaining Women in STEM: Policy Implications of a Communal Goal Congruity Perspective (2015, background): “As a consequence, even the presence of female STEM workers may not lead girls to identify with the role models (Betz & Sekaquaptewa, 2012; Buck, Clark, Leslie-Pelecky, Lu, & Cerda-Lizarraga, 2008).”