APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Nevertheless She Persisted (in STEM): Enhancing Women’s Science Interest and Belonging through Communal Goals
- Alexi Ginther
Drake University - Jasmine Graham
University of North Florida - Dominic Mercurio
University of North Florida - Nicholas Andert
Drake University - Elizabeth Brown
University of North Florida - Jill Allen
Drake University - Jessi Smith
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Abstract
Women’s communal perceptions of a science research task predicted greater science interest, which in turn predicted greater persistence on the task. These results highlight relationship building (through male or female peer interactions) as a novel strategy to retain women in STEM by meeting their valued communal goals.
Psychology/Diversity
