Exploring bias in mechanical engineering students' perceptions of classmates

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 3; p. e0212477
• Main Authors: Salehi, Shima, Holmes, N. G., Wieman, Carl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.03.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Climate; College students; Engineering - education; Engineering and Technology; Engineering students; Female; Gender equality; Humans; Male; Mechanical engineering; Medical schools; People and Places; Psychological aspects; Science Policy; Sex discrimination; Sexism; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Students; Teaching methods; Technology

Gender disparity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is an on-going challenge. Gender bias is one of the possible mechanisms leading to such disparities and has been extensively studied. Previous work showed that there was a gender bias in how students perceived the competenc...