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Implicit Stereotypes And Gender Identification May Affect Female Math Performance

Implicit Stereotypes And Gender Identification May Affect Female Math Performance

Jan 24 2006 | comment(s)

New research may provide insight as to why, despite progress over the last few decades, women remain underrepresented in math-heavy majors and professions.

In an article published in the January issue of Psychological Science, psychologists Amy Kiefer of the University of California, San Francisco and Denise Sekaquaptewa of the University of Michigan point to an interaction between women's own underlying "implicit" stereotypes and their gender identification as a source for their underperformance and lowered perseverance in mathematical fields.