The Status of Women in STEM in Higher Education: A Review of the Literature 2007–2017

Blackburn, Heidi

doi:10.1080/0194262x.2017.1371658

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“…When this important topic is not widely and openly examined, it can inhibit the advancement of science generally, and conservation and population genomics specifically. Diversity leads to better problem‐solving, expands the talent pool, and promotes full inclusion of excellence across the social spectrum (Blackburn, 2017; Nielsen et al., 2017). Among the plethora of topics regarding increasing diversity in STEM fields (Blackburn, 2017; Wellenreuther & Otto, 2015), here we focus on overcoming the biases against women in computer sciences and the persistence of unconscious gender stereotypes that influence both male and female researchers.…”

Section: Increasing Contributions By Women (Sarah Hendricks and Brennmentioning

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Recent advances in conservation and population genomics data analysis

Hendricks

Anderson

Antão

et al. 2018

Evolutionary Applications

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New computational methods and next‐generation sequencing (NGS) approaches have enabled the use of thousands or hundreds of thousands of genetic markers to address previously intractable questions. The methods and massive marker sets present both new data analysis challenges and opportunities to visualize, understand, and apply population and conservation genomic data in novel ways. The large scale and complexity of NGS data also increases the expertise and effort required to thoroughly and thoughtfully analyze and interpret data. To aid in this endeavor, a recent workshop entitled “Population Genomic Data Analysis,” also known as “ConGen 2017,” was held at the University of Montana. The ConGen workshop brought 15 instructors together with knowledge in a wide range of topics including NGS data filtering, genome assembly, genomic monitoring of effective population size, migration modeling, detecting adaptive genomic variation, genomewide association analysis, inbreeding depression, and landscape genomics. Here, we summarize the major themes of the workshop and the important take‐home points that were offered to students throughout. We emphasize increasing participation by women in population and conservation genomics as a vital step for the advancement of science. Some important themes that emerged during the workshop included the need for data visualization and its importance in finding problematic data, the effects of data filtering choices on downstream population genomic analyses, the increasing availability of whole‐genome sequencing, and the new challenges it presents. Our goal here is to help motivate and educate a worldwide audience to improve population genomic data analysis and interpretation, and thereby advance the contribution of genomics to molecular ecology, evolutionary biology, and especially to the conservation of biodiversity.

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Section: Increasing Contributions By Women (Sarah Hendricks and Brennmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advances in conservation and population genomics data analysis

Hendricks

Anderson

Antão

et al. 2018

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“…have prompted females to obtain STEM educational degrees and enter career opportunities, women continue to be underrepresented within STEM fields and STEM leadership positions (Blackburn, 2017).…”

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“…Researchers (Blackburn, 2017;Mullet, Rinn, & Ketter, 2017;Wynn & Correll, 2018) argue that gender biases, chilly or nonaccepting cultures, insecure identities, lack of mentorship and sponsorship opportunities, unsupportive WLB policies, and failure to be included into career advancing networks continue to create a challenge for women in STEM careers and leadership positions. Additionally, the demand for role flexibility, WLB, and more importantly gender equality is increasingly evident in male dominated career fields, such as STEM, where women are underrepresented (Kabat-Farr & Cortina, 2014;Robnett, 2016).…”

Section: Stemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite research which has focused on gender and STEM (Blackburn, 2017;Buzzanell, Long, Anderson, Kokini, & Batra, 2015) as well as literataure which has focused on women and leadership (Ely et al, 2011;Ibarra, Ely, & Kolb, 2013), the scholarship examining women's leadership in STEM career fields is lacking (Dutta, 2018;McCullough, 2011). The intent of this study was to explore perceived social support and (Greenhaus & Powell, 2006) and perceived promotability (Carlson et al, 2011;Paustian-Underdahl et al, 2016).…”

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Work-Life Balance for Women in Stem Leadership

Brue¹

2019

Journal of Leadership Education

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For women in leadership, managing work and life obligations is essential, especially when leading in male dominated occupations such as STEM. This study examined social support and work-family integration/blurring to determine how women in leadership perceived these dynamics. By surveying STEM women leaders, this research explored work-life strategies and support resources used by women leaders to balance their work and non-work domains and promote their roles as leaders. Women leaders indicated difficulty delineating between work and personal roles and recognized informational and emotional support as most significant to their roles as leaders. Findings also indicated that most support came from spouses/significant others, female co-workers, and mentors outside the organization, respectively. These sources provided the support needed to maintain and progress in their roles as women leaders.

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“…A major subset of this research focuses on the experiences of United States. women students and faculty, including recruitment and retention (Blackburn, 2017). These studies explore everything from student motivation (Graziano et al, 2012;Smith et al, 2012;Chumbley et al, 2015;Talley and Ortiz, 2017;Leaper and Starr, 2018), self-concept (Sax et al, 2015;Koul et al, 2016;Morton and Parsons, 2018), self-efficacy (Dugan et al, 2013;Verdín and Godwin, 2018), and identity (Robnett et al, 2015;Beals, 2016) to biases (Handley et al, 2015;LaCosse et al, 2016;Moss-Racusin et al, 2018), stereotypes (Cheryan et al, 2015;Barth et al, 2017;Banchefsky and Park, 2018), campus culture (Crenshaw et al, 2017;Dresden et al, 2018), and lived experiences (Maltese and Tai, 2011;Alexander and Hermann, 2016;Smith and Gayles, 2018).…”

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Who Is Writing About Women in STEM in Higher Education in the United States? A Citation Analysis of Gendered Authorship

Blackburn

Heppler

2020

Front. Psychol.

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The purpose of this study was to identify trends in the representation of female authorship regarding the topic of the status of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in higher education in the United States from 2007 to 2018 in prominent interdisciplinary journals. We conducted a comprehensive search for articles and collected the genders of the first and senior authors from 647 citations. We assessed the number of male versus female authors, the percentages of female first authors and senior authors, and the percentage of female corresponding authors for each year. Additionally, we also analyzed the citations to determine the journals and publishers who produced the most literature in this area. Women constituted 59% overall authorship and 34% first authorship. The top publishers in this area include Sage Publications, Springer/Nature, and Elsevier. Women constituted 60% of the first authors in STEM literature on the status of women and 38% of senior authors. Although there was growth over time in first authorship in STEM literature written by women, they continue to remain a minority in senior authorship. We suggest it is women that are leading this discussion, highlighting the additional lift that women in STEM in higher education must make; researching and publishing on their own experiences as part of their self-advocacy.

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The Status of Women in STEM in Higher Education: A Review of the Literature 2007–2017

Cited by 260 publications

References 234 publications

Recent advances in conservation and population genomics data analysis

Recent advances in conservation and population genomics data analysis

Work-Life Balance for Women in Stem Leadership

Who Is Writing About Women in STEM in Higher Education in the United States? A Citation Analysis of Gendered Authorship

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