Posts tagged with: gender-in-education
Gender, Culture, and Mathematics Performance: Disparity Not Innate Ability to Blame
"If you provide females with more educational opportunities and more job opportunities in fields that require advanced knowledge of math, you're going to find more women learning and performing very well in mathematics," says Professor Mertz of UW-Madison, co-author of a recent study that concluded that gender disparity and sociocultural factors impact the STEM landscape worldwide. more
How Dads Influence Their Daughters’ Interest In Math
— "Fathers' gender stereotypes are very important in supporting—or in undermining—daughters' choices to pursue training in math and science." This 2007 article from Science Daily underscores the importance of the father's role in the degree of interest his daughter(s) develop in math. more
Psyched Out By Stereotypes: Research Suggests Thinking About The Positive
— Coincidentally, this reinforces a view expressed in a SmartBean article earlier today, about the negative effect of myths and stereotypes on girls’ interest and ability in math in middle... more
Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who’s Boss
by Danica McKellar
Read this SmartBean article on the STEM gender gap and watch an interview with TV actress-turned-author Danica McKellar as she describes her efforts to deal with this issue. more
Girls & Math: Shattering the Stereotype
— There are several initiatives underway devoted to promoting an interest in STEM among girls in the US. Actress Danica McKellar, now also a Math author and education activist for girls is doing her bit. Her books are a hit with girls in middle school! more
School Programs Keep Students on the Move
This should come as good news for parents, especially those who have boys (or girls, for that matter) who just cannot seem to sit still. It turns out that allowing... more