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-->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"dslc-main\">\n<div  class=\"dslc-modules-section \" style=\"padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;\" data-section-id=\"20eb5f2d3ef\">\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-wrapper dslc-clearfix\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"dslca-modules-area-\"><\/style>\n<div  class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col dslc-valign- \" data-size=\"12\" data-valign=\"\" data-modules-area-id=\"\" >\n<div id=\"dslc-module-5cdafb856aa\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-dslcFadeIn  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"5cdafb856aa\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"dslcFadeIn\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\n<h1>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Why are Women Underrepresented in STEM?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Women continue to be underrepresented in some STEM fields such as computer science and engineering (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1XJ2QZ7N-UFXeA9fsuAiHrAjASOPyNiQ3\/view\">Cheryan, Ziegler, Montoya, &amp; Jiang, Psych Bulletin, 2017<\/a>). Our research helps explain these disparities and further examines how to increase women\u2019s participation and success in majority-male fields and careers.<\/p>\n<p>Masculine defaults are an insidious form of gender bias in which characteristics and behaviors typically associated with men are valued, rewarded, and considered standard practice (<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cheryan-Markus-2020-Psychological-Review.pdf\">Cheryan &amp; Markus, Psych Review, 2020<\/a>). Majority-male departments and workplaces are rife with masculine defaults. The majority of undergraduates hold male-oriented stereotypes that computer scientists are obsessed with technology and socially unskilled (<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/Publications\/Cheryan,%20Plaut,%20Handron,%20&amp;%20Hudson,%202013.pdf\">Cheryan, Plaut, Handron, &amp; Hudson, Sex Roles, 2013<\/a>). When these stereotypes are salient, women report a lower sense of belonging in computer science and express less interest in majoring in the field than their male peers (<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/Publications\/Cheryan,%20Plaut,%20Davies,%20&amp;%20Steele%20(2009).pdf\">Cheryan, Plaut, Davies, &amp; Steele, JPSP, 2009<\/a>). However, these stereotypes can be altered to increase gender equity. For instance, changing the design of computer science classrooms from fitting current stereotypes (e.g., Star Trek posters, video games) to being less stereotypical (e.g., art posters, water bottles) reduces gender disparities in interest in computer science (<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/Publications\/Cheryan,%20Plaut,%20Davies,%20&amp;%20Steele%20(2009).pdf\">Cheryan, Plaut, Davies, &amp; Steele, JPSP, 2009<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fedu0000061\">Master, Cheryan, &amp; Meltzoff, JEP, 2016<\/a>). Changing computer science stereotypes can also occur by altering media representations (Cheryan, et al., Sex Roles, 2013) and role models (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/Publications\/Cheryan,%20Siy,%20Vichayapai,%20Drury,%20&amp;%20Kim%20(2011).pdf\">Cheryan, Siy, Vichayapi, Drury, &amp; Kim, SPPS, 2011<\/a>). Identifying and dismantling masculine defaults is important to remedy women\u2019s underrepresentation in majority-male fields and occupations.<\/p>\n<p>A second component of masculine culture is negative stereotypes about girls\u2019 abilities and interests in STEM. Children believe that boys are better than girls at computer programming and robots (<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Master_Programming-Experience.pdf\">Master, Cheryan, &amp; Meltzoff, JECP, 2017<\/a>) and also believe that girls are less interested in computer science and engineering than are boys (<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Master-et-al.-2021.pdf\">Master, Meltzoff, &amp; Cheryan, PNAS, 2021<\/a>). These negative stereotypes about girls\u2019 abilities and interests can be altered. Providing first-graders a structured learning opportunity (i.e., robot programming toy to play with for 20 minutes) increases girls\u2019 interest in learning computer science and engineering and reduces gender gaps (<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Master_Computing.pdf\">Master, Cheryan, &amp; Meltzoff, JEP, 2017<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .dslc-module --><\/p>\n<div id=\"dslc-module-90864d5be0c\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Separator dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"90864d5be0c\" data-module=\"DSLC_Separator\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n<div class=\"dslc-separator-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dslc-separator 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science classes<\/a> (April 2016)<\/p>\n<p id=\"headline\" class=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/10\/11\/opinion\/sunday\/what-really-keeps-women-out-of-tech.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-left-region\u00aeion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech<\/a> (September 2015)<\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><a class=\"style15\" href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/www.popsci.com\/science\/article\/2013-06\/nerd-alert-study-shows-women-avoid-computer-science-because-media-stereotype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nerd stereotype might drive women away from computer science<\/a>\u00a0(June 2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><span class=\"style15\"><a class=\"MediaMentions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeker.com\/nerdiness-turns-women-off-to-computer-science-discovery-news-1766493941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"style15paragraph\">Nerdiness turns women off to computer science<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(February 2013)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><span class=\"style15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/18\/technology\/18women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Out of the loop in Silicon Valley<\/a>\u00a0<em>(<\/em>April 2010)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><span class=\"style15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/blogs\/mama_phd\/2_studies_of_possible_interest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mama PhD<\/a>\u00a0(March 2010)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><span class=\"style15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/Other\/swe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Classroom environments provide cues and impact participation<\/a>\u00a0(Spring 2010).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2009\/12\/star-trek-keeps-women-computer-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Star Trek stops women from becoming computer scientists<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(December 2009)<\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><span class=\"style15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/34437233\/ns\/technology_and_science-science\/#.UcoNLKyO58E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geeks drive girls out of computer science<\/a>\u00a0(December 2009)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style15\"><span class=\"style15\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencenotes.ucsc.edu\/0901\/pages\/geeks\/geeks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Of geeks and girls<\/a> (August 2009)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wamc.org\/post\/best-our-knowledge-916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prototypes as gatekeepers<\/a> (April 2008)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .dslc-accordion-content 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