Girls in STEM: World news
TECHNO.NV.UA: Keep Quiet, Woman. Is There Sexism in the Ukrainian IT Industry and How to Deal With It?
TECHNO.NV.UA: NV decided to find out whether there is sexism in the Ukrainian IT industry. In our country, where the expression "keep quiet, woman, your day is March 8" has recently sparked genuine laughter even with women, sexism is quite expected. Female representatives of top and middle management of Ukrainian hi-tech business, as well as the women who have experience in both Ukraine and foreign IT companies, answered the questions about the topic. [Rus., Ukr.]
Science News for Students: Confidence in math predicts girls’ participation in STEM
Science News for Students: A girl’s decision to take more classes in math or computer science may depend on whether she feels up to the challenge. But her confidence in her abilities may be lower than it should be. Even when male and female high school students receive the same math grades, girls tend to feel they are less competent than boys, a new study shows. And that may affect her choice to pursue science — or not.
QUARTZ: A new study shows that the gender gap in math abilities starts early—and teacher bias makes it worse as time goes on
QUARTZ: In 2008, research suggested there was no gender gap in math performance in the US. From second to 11th grades, girls did just as well as boys on state standardized math tests. A new, well-designed, and large study suggests otherwise. It looks at younger children and shows that there is a tiny gender gap when kids start school (albeit larger among the very top performers) and that it widens, across all ability levels, through third grade. That’s a critical timeframe, as past research shows that early math achievement determines a child’s interest and confidence in the subject during elementary and middle school, and strongly predicts how good at math she’ll be later on.
ScienceDaily: Teacher prejudices put girls off math, science, study suggests
ScienceDaily: Although higher education has already opened the door to equal opportunities for women and minorities in the US in the math and science professions, a new study suggests that elementary school teachers' unconscious biases significantly influence female students' academic choices later on.
Impactlab: Girls are just as good at math: study
Impactlab: The new research, that took place in 86 countries, points to culture as the culprit finding that certain countries showed less of a gap between males and females in math. Specifically, these female-math friendly countries have more gender equality, better teachers and fewer students living in poverty. In many countries, there isn’t a gender gap in mathematics performance, the researchers said.