It Takes More Than One Swallow to Make a Summer: Measures to Foster Girls' and Women's Pathways Into STEM

Frontiers in Psychology

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Silke Luttenberger¹  Petra Steinlechner²  Bernhard Ertl³  Manuela Paechter² 

[1] Institute in Early Childhood and Primary Teacher Education, University College of Teacher Education Styria;Institute of Psychology, University of Graz;Department of Education, Universität der Bundeswehr München

关键词: gender;    STEM;    self-efficacy;    interest;    career choice;    career counseling;    STEM teaching;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01844

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

For decades, the proportion of women in STEM professions (Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics) has remained at approximately one fourth in the European Union – an alarminglylow number (Center of Excellence Women and Science, 2014). With labor markets continuing tocommunicate an increasing need in STEM workforces, this low number signals unfulfilled talentthat is otherwise greatly needed in many critical fields. Effective interventions are needed (Walshand Heppner, 2006) to foster girls’ and women’s pathways into STEM. Yet, when it comes to theimplementation of interventions and their effectiveness, current efforts leave a lot to be desired. Thepresent article describes how girls and women can be encouraged to consider STEM professions asreal options.

【 授权许可】

CC BY