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Ethnic Variation in Gender-STEM Stereotypes and STEM Participation: An Intersectional Approach

Despite being an underrepresented group in STEM professions, Black women are relatively less likely than white women to associate STEM with masculinity, and more likely to begin STEM studies in college.

Laurie T. O'Brien, Alison Blodorn, Glenn Adams, Donna M. Garcia, Elliot Hammer (2015)
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Using Experiential Learning to Increase the Recognition of Everyday Sexism as Harmful: The WAGES Intervention

Hands-on learning techniques are more effective in teaching about sexism, reducing information rejection and increasing feelings of self-empowerment.

Jessica L. Cundiff, Matthew J. Zawadzki, Cinnamon L. Danube, Stephanie A. Shields (2014)
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The Negative Consequences of Threat: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Women’s Underperformance in Math

When women are confronted with negative stereotypes about women and math ability, they underperform on math examinations, and activity in brain regions associated with depression and social rejection is seen.

Anne C. Krendl, Jennifer A. Richeson, William M. Kelle, Todd F. Heatherton (2008)
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Does Encouragement Matter in Improving Gender Imbalances in Technical Fields? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Encouragement via email can increase female students’ interest in STEM conferences.

Cait Unkovic, Maya Sen, Kevin M. Quinn (2016)
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Does a Flexibility/Support Organizational Initiative Improve High-Tech Employees’ Well-Being? Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network

An organizational intervention that promotes workers’ flexibility and supervisor support increases job-related well-being among IT workers, as well as general well-being among women.

Phyllis Moen, Erin L. Kelly, Wen Fan, Shi-Rong Lee, David Almeida, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Orfeu M. Buxton (2016)
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Age, Women, and Hiring: An Experimental Study

Older women were less likely than younger women to be offered interviews for entry-level positions, despite having resumes with matched characteristics.

Joanna N. Lahey (2008)
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My Fair Physicist? Feminine Math and Science Role Models Demotivate Young Girls

When STEM role models defy multiple stereotypes, their achievements appear unattainable to middle-school girls, who lose interest in STEM.

Diana E. Betz, Denise Sekaquaptewa (2012)
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Constraints into Preferences: Gender, Status, and Emerging Career Aspirations

When cultural stereotypes portray women as less competent than men on a task, women judge their abilities more harshly, use a higher standard than men, and show less interest in related careers.

Shelley Correll (2004)
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Power, Conflict, and Community: How Gendered Views of Political Power Influence Women’s Political Ambition

Women’s perceptions of the tasks and goals associated with a political career impact their level of political ambition.

Monica C. Schneider, Mirya R. Holman, Amanda B. Diekman, Thomas McAndrew (2016)
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Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A 10-week, yoga-based mindfulness program reduced symptoms of PTSD among women with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.

Bessel A. van der Kolk, Laura Stone, Jennifer West, Alison Rhodes, David Emerson, Michael Suvak, Joseph Spinazzola (2014)
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Ethnic Variation in Gender-STEM Stereotypes and STEM Participation: An Intersectional Approach

Despite being an underrepresented group in STEM professions, Black women are relatively less likely than white women to associate STEM with masculinity, and more likely to begin STEM studies in college.

Laurie T. O'Brien, Alison Blodorn, Glenn Adams, Donna M. Garcia, Elliot Hammer (2015)
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The Negative Consequences of Threat: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Women’s Underperformance in Math

When women are confronted with negative stereotypes about women and math ability, they underperform on math examinations, and activity in brain regions associated with depression and social rejection is seen.

Anne C. Krendl, Jennifer A. Richeson, William M. Kelle, Todd F. Heatherton (2008)
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Does a Flexibility/Support Organizational Initiative Improve High-Tech Employees’ Well-Being? Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network

An organizational intervention that promotes workers’ flexibility and supervisor support increases job-related well-being among IT workers, as well as general well-being among women.

Phyllis Moen, Erin L. Kelly, Wen Fan, Shi-Rong Lee, David Almeida, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Orfeu M. Buxton (2016)
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My Fair Physicist? Feminine Math and Science Role Models Demotivate Young Girls

When STEM role models defy multiple stereotypes, their achievements appear unattainable to middle-school girls, who lose interest in STEM.

Diana E. Betz, Denise Sekaquaptewa (2012)
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Power, Conflict, and Community: How Gendered Views of Political Power Influence Women’s Political Ambition

Women’s perceptions of the tasks and goals associated with a political career impact their level of political ambition.

Monica C. Schneider, Mirya R. Holman, Amanda B. Diekman, Thomas McAndrew (2016)
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Using Experiential Learning to Increase the Recognition of Everyday Sexism as Harmful: The WAGES Intervention

Hands-on learning techniques are more effective in teaching about sexism, reducing information rejection and increasing feelings of self-empowerment.

Jessica L. Cundiff, Matthew J. Zawadzki, Cinnamon L. Danube, Stephanie A. Shields (2014)
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Does Encouragement Matter in Improving Gender Imbalances in Technical Fields? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Encouragement via email can increase female students’ interest in STEM conferences.

Cait Unkovic, Maya Sen, Kevin M. Quinn (2016)
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Age, Women, and Hiring: An Experimental Study

Older women were less likely than younger women to be offered interviews for entry-level positions, despite having resumes with matched characteristics.

Joanna N. Lahey (2008)
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Constraints into Preferences: Gender, Status, and Emerging Career Aspirations

When cultural stereotypes portray women as less competent than men on a task, women judge their abilities more harshly, use a higher standard than men, and show less interest in related careers.

Shelley Correll (2004)
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Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A 10-week, yoga-based mindfulness program reduced symptoms of PTSD among women with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.

Bessel A. van der Kolk, Laura Stone, Jennifer West, Alison Rhodes, David Emerson, Michael Suvak, Joseph Spinazzola (2014)
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