Revisiting Male Allies in Mathematics and Physics Throughout History: Role Models for Men in STEM Education
dc.contributor.author | Calvo Iglesias, Encina | |
dc.contributor.author | Epifanio, Irene | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-17T07:36:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-05-17T07:36:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-05-16 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Calvo-Iglesias E, Epifanio I. Revisiting Male Allies in Mathematics and Physics Throughout History: Role Models for Men in STEM Education. Education Sciences. 2024; 14(5):535. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14050535 | ca_CA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10234/207401 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the academic world, there are also gender inequalities, which are especially visible in certain masculinized STEM areas, such as physics and mathematics. An essential factor in correcting these inequalities is the involvement of men, who should act as “allies” in the university setting. Likewise, as the literature shows us, we must offer models with gender-incongruent roles to break down stereotypes and promote non-traditional behaviors. However, to date, these actions have been especially directed toward women, who generally do not hold power and therefore have less possibility of promoting change. For the first time, this work compiles, in a single document, important male physicists and mathematicians who acted as allies of women throughout history. These examples can be presented to provide male references in the teaching of physics and mathematics at university (and high school). With this initiative, we intend to contribute to incorporating the gender perspective in university teaching, since, in practice, university professors are unaware of references of alternative masculinities in the academic world. We hope that this article will be the seed to recover hidden male allies in these and other scientific fields. This can help break down stereotypes, and contrary to previous actions, this work is especially directed toward men. | ca_CA |
dc.format.extent | 21 p. | ca_CA |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | ca_CA |
dc.language.iso | eng | ca_CA |
dc.publisher | MDPI | ca_CA |
dc.rights | © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | ca_CA |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | ca_CA |
dc.subject | mathematics education | ca_CA |
dc.subject | physics education | ca_CA |
dc.subject | STEM teaching | ca_CA |
dc.subject | mathematics history | ca_CA |
dc.subject | physics history | ca_CA |
dc.subject | gender equality | ca_CA |
dc.subject | male advocates | ca_CA |
dc.subject | masculinities | ca_CA |
dc.subject | stereotypes | ca_CA |
dc.title | Revisiting Male Allies in Mathematics and Physics Throughout History: Role Models for Men in STEM Education | ca_CA |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | ca_CA |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14050535 | |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | ca_CA |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | ca_CA |
project.funder.name | Universitat Jaume I | ca_CA |
oaire.awardNumber | TRANSUJI/2023/6 | ca_CA |
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