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30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

The Role of Perceived Peer Support in Women in STEM

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Psychology of Inequality

  • Ariana Orvell
    University of Michigan
  • Ariana Orvell
    University of Michigan
  • Denise Sekaquaptewa
    University of Michigan

Abstract

Given the many obstacles that women face in STEM, this work explores whether social support from female peers buffers women against negative outcomes associated with these barriers. We find that greater social support is associated with positive outcomes such as sense of belonging and motivation in women in STEM fields.

Gender Issues/Sex Roles

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