‘Not girly, not sexy, not glamorous’: primary school girls’ and parents’ constructions of science aspirations
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Internationally, there is widespread concern about the need to increase participation in the sciences (particularly the physical sciences), especially among girls/women. This paper draws on data from a five-year, longitudinal study of 10–14-year-old children’s science aspirations and career choice to explore the reasons why, even from a young age, many girls may see science aspirations as ‘not for me’. We discuss data from phase one – a survey of over 9000 primary school children (aged 10/11) and interviews with 92 children and 78 parents, focusing in particular on those girls who did not hold science aspirations. Using a feminist poststructuralist analytic lens, we argue that science aspirations are largely ‘unthinkable’ for these girls because they do not fit with either their constructions of desirable/intelligible femininity nor with their sense of themselves as learners/students. We argue that an underpinning construction of science careers as ‘clever’/‘brainy’, ‘not nurturing’ and ‘geeky’ sits in opposition to the girls’ self-identifications as ‘normal’, ‘girly’, ‘caring’ and ‘active’. Moreover, we suggest that this lack of fit is exacerbated by social inequalities, which render science aspirations potentially less thinkable for working-class girls in particular. The paper concludes with a discussion of potential implications for increasing women’s greater participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
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- Authors
- Archer, L., DeWitt, J., Osborne, J., Dillon, J., Willis, B., & Wong, B.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Stanford University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Archer, Louise
- Venue
- Pedagogy, Culture & Society
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-02-18
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 171-194
- ISSN
- 0965-9757 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-1366
- 1747-5104
- OpenAlex
- W2098468909
- Cited by
- 308
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 33.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pedagogy Culture and Society (publishedVersion)
- Explore Bristol Research (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/F025475/1, ES/H00145X/1)
- 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, Sexuality, and Education
- Keywords
- science aspirations, primary school girls, femininity, gender stereotypes, scientific careers, parental attitudes, working-class girls, social inequality, STEM participation, career choice, feminist poststructuralism, gender and science
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