APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Draw a Scientist: The Impact of High School Environment on Gender-Specific Science Stereotypes
- Lauren Bennett
Sacred Heart Academy - Meghan Casey
Sacred Heart Academy - Bhawan Sandhu
Lawrence High School - Stephen Sullivan
Sacred Heart Academy
Abstract
Americans associate science with men. Would attending an all-girls academy undermine science-specific gender stereotypes? 259 female students in a single-sex and 240 in a coeducational school “drew a scientist” and explained his/her duties. Girls who better understood science careers drew more female scientists; so did girls at the single-sex academy.
Adolescent
