The gender-equality paradox in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.

Autor/inn/en	Stoet, Gijsbert; Geary, David C.
Titel	The gender-equality paradox in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Das Paradoxon der Geschlechtergleichheit in Wissenschaft, Technologie, Ingenieurwesen und Mathematikunterricht.
Quelle	In: Psychological science, 29 (2018) 4, S. 581-593 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0956-7976; 1467-9280
DOI	10.1177/0956797617741719
Schlagwörter	Kognitive Kompetenz; Junge; Frau; Beruf; Frau; Informatik; Junge; Mädchen; Mathematik; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaftler; Technik; Welt; Internationaler Vergleich; Kognitive Kompetenz; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Informatik; Mathematik; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Beruf; Naturwissenschaftler; Naturwissenschaftlicher Beruf; Studienwahl; Internationaler Vergleich; Geschlechterverteilung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Technik; Welt; Hochschulabsolvent; Mädchen
Abstract	"The underrepresentation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is a continual concern for social scientists and policymakers. Using an international database on adolescent achievement in science, mathematics, and reading (N = 472,242), we showed that girls performed similarly to or better than boys in science in two of every three countries, and in nearly all countries, more girls appeared capable of college-level STEM study than had enrolled. Paradoxically, the sex differences in the magnitude of relative academic strengths and pursuit of STEM degrees rose with increases in national gender equality. The gap between boys' science achievement and girls' reading achievement relative to their mean academic performance was near universal. These sex differences in academic strengths and attitudes toward science correlated with the STEM graduation gap. A mediation analysis suggested that life-quality pressures in less gender-equal countries promote girls' and women's engagement with STEM subjects." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/3