How stereotypes impair women’s careers in science

Volume: 111, Issue: 12, Pages: 4403 - 4408
Published: Mar 25, 2014
Abstract
Women outnumber men in undergraduate enrollments, but they are much less likely than men to major in mathematics or science or to choose a profession in these fields. This outcome often is attributed to the effects of negative sex-based stereotypes. We studied the effect of such stereotypes in an experimental market, where subjects were hired to perform an arithmetic task that, on average, both genders perform equally well. We find that without...
Paper Details
Title
How stereotypes impair women’s careers in science
Published Date
Mar 25, 2014
Volume
111
Issue
12
Pages
4403 - 4408
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