The Effects of a Single-Sex STEM Living and Learning Program on Female Undergraduates’ Persistence

Fewer women choose to stay in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. This decision-making process is influenced by a variety of external factors (parental support, success in science and math classes) and internal factors (reactions to grades, identifying with perceptions of STEM professionals). This study focuses on women’s internalizations and the influences of one specific external factor – a single-sex program aimed...