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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Effects of Sexism on Women STEM Majors During a Science Group Problem Solving Case

Virtual · June 2020

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  • Jillian Franks
    University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • Zachary Petzel
    Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Melinda Kittleman
    University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • Christina Garasky
    University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • Bettina Casad
    University of Missouri-St. Louis

Abstract

Women experiencing sexism in a male-dominated group (threat condition) showed more right hemispheric frontal alpha asymmetry indicating withdrawal motivation compared to women in the control condition. Women in the threat condition also reported lower self-esteem compared to women in the control condition.

Gender Issues/Sex Roles