Boosting the sustainable representation of women in STEM with evidence-based policy initiatives
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2021-03-01
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Moss-Racusin, Corinne A.
Pietri, E. S.
van der Toorn, Jojanneke
Ashburn-Nardo, L
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Abstract
Women are missing from Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, undermining intellectual inclusivity, meritocracy goals, national competitiveness, and high-quality advances. Solutions require not only hiring more women, but boosting their sustainable representation (i.e., their lasting, substantial presence and valued engagement). Evidence-based policies can shift organizational culture, enabling women’s full and durable participation. The present review presents (1) numerous causes of women’s underrepresentation in STEM and (2) evidence-based interventions to tackling these causes. Specific policy initiatives (derived from the scientific evidence) would promote the sustainable representation of women in STEM.
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STEM, gender, interventions, sustainable representation, underrepresentation, Taverne, Social Psychology, Public Administration
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Moss-Racusin, C A, Pietri, E S, van der Toorn, J & Ashburn-Nardo, L 2021, 'Boosting the sustainable representation of women in STEM with evidence-based policy initiatives', Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/2372732220980092