Do female and male role models who embody stem stereotypes hinder women's anticipated success in stem?

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 656-664

  Cheryan, Sapna ^a   Siy, John Oliver ^a   Vichayapai, Marissa ^a   Drury, Benjamin J ^a   Kim, Saenam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

anticipated success; gender; role models; STEM; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755225050     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550611405218     Document Type: Review

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