Despite the fact that women gained the right to education
over a hundred years ago, they still suffer from the negative effects of
various gender stereotypes. This article aims to analyze the stereotypes
encountered by female in higher education of STEM subjects. Firstly, it
outlines the situation faced by women in STEM fields due to gender stereotypes
and uses the United Kingdom as an example. Secondly, it introduces two kinds of
mechanisms on how gender stereotypes work. Thirdly, it analyses other contributing
factors that can be influenced by gender stereotypes. Finally, it gives a short
conclusion about different gender STEM stereotypes and how they work.
Author(s) Details:
Qinhui Zheng,
Graduate Student in Anthropology at the School of Sociology and Anthropology
of Xiamen University at Xiamen in the Fujian Province, P. R. China.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/AEGIE/article/view/13570
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