I am done with this! Women dropping out of engineering majors
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I am done with this! Women dropping out of engineering majorsDate
2022Publisher
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González-Pérez S, Martínez-Martínez M, Rey-Paredes V and Cifre E (2022) I am done with this! Women dropping out of engineering majors. Front. Psychol. 13:918439. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.918439Type
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Abstract
Women are still underrepresented in STEM careers (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics). One of the possible drivers behind this
gender gap in the labour market is the female dropout from STEM educati ... [+]
Women are still underrepresented in STEM careers (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics). One of the possible drivers behind this
gender gap in the labour market is the female dropout from STEM education.
The causes of the gender differences in the persistence of pursuing STEM
studies have been explained by multiple factors related to interest and
resolution in this type of career. The goal of the present research is to study
the Engineering persistence gender gap in higher education by exploring the
main factors underlying the leakage in the pipeline of Engineering fields. Our
study reports the results of 34 qualitative in-depth interviews where internal
barriers, stereotypes and external obstacles are assessed by women who
have left their university degrees, compared with men who have withdrawn
and women who have persisted. Results from the content analysis suggest
that the undermining of persistence in Engineering fields is related to factors
such as the chilly and hostile environment in classes or the workload from
an excessively demanding curriculum. Other factors affecting women’s
withdrawal are the lack of role models and the perceived incongruity between
the female gender role and STEM roles in society, leading to a weakening
of female students’ self-efficacy and eroding their sense of belongingness,
even making them consider dropping out of their Engineering degree. These
findings provide information for the design of future STEM interventions aimed
to enhance women’s persistence in STEM university studies. [-]
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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Cátedra Universidad CEU San Pablo and Mutua Madrileña
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PID2020-114183RB-I00 | MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 | 060516-USPMM-03/18
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