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Diekman, A. B., Weisgram, E. S., & Belanger, A. L. (2015). New routes to recruiting and retaining women in STEM: Policy implications of a communal goal congruity perspective. Social Issues and Policy Review, 9(1), 52-88.
Diekman, Amanda B., Erica S. Weisgram, and Aimee L. Belanger. "New routes to recruiting and retaining women in STEM: Policy implications of a communal goal congruity perspective." Social Issues and Policy Review 9.1 (2015): 52-88.
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New routes to recruiting and retaining women in STEM: Policy implications of a communal goal congruity perspective.

Broadening participation informal stem education

Diekman, Weisgram

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Despite advances within a wide range of professional roles, women remain a minority in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees and occupations. The gender gap in mathematics and science performance has converged, and so it is important to consider the motivational reasons that might underlie the differential STEM pursuits of women and men. The goal congruity perspective contends that a fundamental cause of gender gaps in STEM pursuits is the gender difference in communal motivation (ie, an …

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