Psychosocial Pathways to STEM Engagement among Graduate Students in the Life Sciences.

ABSTRACT: Despite growing diversity among life sciences professionals, members of historically underrepresented groups (e.g., women) continue to encounter barriers to academic and career advancement, such as subtle messages and stereotypes that signal low value for women, and fewer opportunities for quality mentoring relationships. These barriers reinforce the stereotype that women's gender is incompatible with their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field, and can interfere with their sense of belonging and self-efficacy within STEM. The present work expands this literature in two ways, by 1) focusing on a distinct period in women's careers that has been relatively understudied, but represents a critical period when career decisions are made, that is, graduate school; and 2)

SUBMITTER: Clark SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5008892 | biostudies-literature | Fall 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature