European Proposals to Work in the Gender Gap in STEM: A Systematic Analysis

García‐Holgado, Alicia; Verdugo-Castro, Sonia; González, Carina Soledad González; Sánchez-Gómez, María Cruz; García‐Peñalvo, Francisco José

doi:10.1109/rita.2020.3008138

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“…From works supported by international institutions, such as UNESCO, with a global scope [27], to works focused on specific cultural areas (such as Europe) [37], countries [43] or even on specific Universities [38] [39]. Finally, some authors have investigated different strategies to reduce this gender gap Paper-The Gender Gap in Engineering Education During The COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study Case [42], ranging from promotion activities among women in high schools [40], to support STEM entrepreneurship policies [41].…”

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The Gender Gap in Engineering Education During The COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study Case

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Higher education in Spain, especially in Madrid, was suddenly and unex-pectedly shut down on March 9th 2020 because of the beginning of the COVID-19 first wave emergency. In engineering education, where practical laboratories are a relevant part of the educational process, professors followed different approaches (sometimes concurrently), designed after only three or five days of discussions. Although, globally, the obtained results are ac-ceptable considering the situation, after informally analyzing the data and observing the post-lockdown students’ profile, it emerges clearly that some collectives have suffered a higher impact than other. The objective of this work is to analyze if the performance of women in engineering courses, spe-cifically in computer engineering, is different from male students. The study case is carried out at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, particularly, in the computer engineering degree. Furthermore, if a statistically relevant differ-ence is discovered, the final causes of this worrying situation will be studied. Official academic results were analyzed. Besides, more than one hundred surveys among students were developed. Results clearly show a deterioration in all indicators for all collectives and students, comparing the performance during the lockdown and the performance of previous years. However, this impact is not homogenous, and results also show how there is, actually, a gender gap placing women in engineering education during the lockdown (an after) in a disadvantaged situation

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“…The key to achieving such diversity is to be motivated and to have an interest in the profession without letting traditional gender roles stand in the way. For this reason, it is necessary to invest efforts in reducing the gender gap together with the professional segregation based on gender [7,9,11,26]. Some of the profiles are in computer science and programming, data visualisation, technologies, such as those applied to agriculture, and industries, such as food.…”

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“…Women are under-represented in STEM occupational sectors [6]. In Europe, despite women enrolling at university at equal or even higher rates than men, they enrol at lower rates than men in science, technology, engineering and mathematics [7][8][9]. One of the causes is the entrenched presence of traditional gender roles, which chronicles horizontal segregation [10,11], i.e., the perpetuation of clearly differential rates of enrolment in STEM studies.…”

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Multimedia Analysis of Spanish Female Role Models in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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Horizontal segregation in the higher education framework is a problem that goes up in the work environment. Women are assuming traditional gender roles due to phenomena such as the threat of stereotyping, which prevents them from opting for higher studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This research work arises within the project W-STEM, “Building the Future of Latin America: Involving Women in STEM”. The research aims to investigate women’s academic and professional development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through their personal experience in making career-related decisions. The research was developed by applying a qualitative method. During the year 2020, video semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-one women professionals in the STEM field. Of the twenty-one participants, six are linked to science, eight to technology, fifteen to engineering and one to mathematics. Due to their research lines, some of them are located in more than one STEM area, for example, in technology and engineering. These women were interviewed about their choice of studies and training, their jobs, professional achievements, family and social environment and their perspective on the gender gap in STEM. They all agree on horizontal segregation and consider it necessary to motivate girls and young women to study what they like. Furthermore, they all show passion for their work.

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“…In today's day and age, females are grossly underrepresented in engineering, mathematics, science, and technology (STEM) education [1][2]. According to survey results on undergraduate degrees awarded, girls are awarded more degrees (in percentage terms) in life sciences, however they are awarded a small percentage of degrees in mathematically-loaded disciplines such as technological and physical sciences, information and computer sciences, engineering, statistics, and mathematics [3][4][5]. Females are underrepresented in universities as well, with fewer doctorates awarded in technical and physical sciences, engineering, and information and computer sciences to females when compared with males [6][7][8].…”

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Psychological, Sociocultural, and Biological Elucidations for Gender Gap in STEM Education: A Call for Translation of Research into Evidence-Based Interventions

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Despite recent progress in narrowing gender gap in enrolment in math courses and relative achievements therein, girls and women still remain underrepresented when it comes to formal education in math-intensive academic fields such as engineering, mathematics, technology, and science, often referred to as STEM. Capacity to undertake a job and also the drive to put scientific and mathematical aptitude to use are both included in career paths. Individual variations in cognitive capability and motivation are impacted by a variety of sociocultural variables. The authors have presented six explanations for girl's inadequate representation in math-intensive STEM professions after analysing academic researches carried out in last three decades in domains of education, economics, sociology, and psychology: (a) preconceptions and biases based on gender, (b) field-specific ability beliefs, (c) lifestyle values or work-family balance preferences, (d) professional inclinations or desires, (e) comparative cerebral capabilities, and (f) cognitive aptitude. The study goes on to discuss sociocultural and biological causes for reported gender differences in motivational and cognitive factors, as well as the evolutionary period(s) during which each variable became most important. Authors concludes with evidence and scientific-proof based research, policy and practise suggestions for improving STEM inclusivity, and gives recommendations and directions for forthcoming researches.

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European Proposals to Work in the Gender Gap in STEM: A Systematic Analysis

Cited by 47 publications

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The Gender Gap in Engineering Education During The COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study Case

The Gender Gap in Engineering Education During The COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study Case

Multimedia Analysis of Spanish Female Role Models in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Psychological, Sociocultural, and Biological Elucidations for Gender Gap in STEM Education: A Call for Translation of Research into Evidence-Based Interventions

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