Women occupy just 28 percent of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs and account for only 17 percent of computer science majors and 21 percent of engineering majors.
Led by Assistant Professor of Sociology Susan R. Fisk, a Ph.D. in 91²Ö¿â’s College of Arts and Sciences, a group of researchers from 91²Ö¿â and North Carolina State University want to know what can be done to broaden participation in STEM fields and improve the persistence of women in computer science.
Based on existing social-psychology theory and the results of their 2018 pilot study, they suspect that the differences in career choices arise partially from gender differences in self-assessment of STEM ability while in school. Learn more.