The Status of Women in STEM in Higher Education: A Review of the Literature 2007–2017
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Increased efforts to diversify science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States have drastically increased the number of studies offering insight into the experiences of women in STEM programs in higher education. This paper presents a thematic review of the literature regarding their status from 2007 to 2017 including journals, trade magazines, theses, and dissertations. It focuses on areas of recruitment, retention, barriers, and faculty issues. Stereotypes, biases, campus culture, classroom experiences, identity, and sense of belonging are also explored. The author additionally identifies gaps and suggests related areas for new research as well as implications for librarians.
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Fewer women pursue advanced STEM courses and careers despite comparable or superior performance to their male counterparts.
“Gender discrepancies persist in STEM fields, with fewer women pursuing advanced STEM courses and careers despite comparable or superior performance to their male counterparts (Hill et al., 2010;Blackburn, 2017;Stewart-Williams & Halsey, 2021).”
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- Authors
- Blackburn, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (US)
- Corresponding author
- Blackburn, Heidi
- ORCID
- Blackburn, Heidi
- Venue
- Science & Technology Libraries
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-07-03
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 235-273
- ISSN
- 0194-262X (ISSN-L)
- 1541-1109
- OpenAlex
- W2759689989
- Semantic Scholar
- 6b9aafbeb3d573ddd6a7fedf08fe4c12b88f0430
- Cited by
- 353
- References
- 389
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 80 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 6
- FWCI
- 32.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Science & Technology Libraries (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DigitalCommons@UNO (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Science Education and Perceptions
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
- Keywords
- women in STEM, gender diversity, higher education, recruitment, retention, gender stereotypes, gender bias, campus culture, classroom experience, identity, sense of belonging, librarianship
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