Images of women in STEM fields
This study investigated how eighth-grade students perceived images of women in STEM and non-STEM careers. Thirty-six images were posted on-line; we measured five characteristics of each image. Forty students participated in the study. We found that there were significant differences in attractivenes...
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| author | S. Cho M. Goodman B. Oppenheimer J. Codling T. Robinson |
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| description | This study investigated how eighth-grade students perceived images of women in STEM and non-STEM careers. Thirty-six images were posted on-line; we measured five characteristics of each image. Forty students participated in the study. We found that there were significant differences in attractiveness, creativity, and intelligence between STEM and non-STEM images. There were no significant differences for good at her job and organization. In addition, there were no significant differences among STEM and non-STEM images of women of the same race. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4fedc9e3e7b4312adbe4878831cfdf52022-12-22T01:20:14ZengSissa MedialabJCOM: Journal of Science Communication1824-20492009-09-0183Images of women in STEM fieldsS. ChoM. GoodmanB. OppenheimerJ. CodlingT. RobinsonThis study investigated how eighth-grade students perceived images of women in STEM and non-STEM careers. Thirty-six images were posted on-line; we measured five characteristics of each image. Forty students participated in the study. We found that there were significant differences in attractiveness, creativity, and intelligence between STEM and non-STEM images. There were no significant differences for good at her job and organization. In addition, there were no significant differences among STEM and non-STEM images of women of the same race.http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/08/03/Jcom0803%282009%29A03/Jcom0803%282009%29A03.pdf |
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