Overcoming gender bias in STEM

Nicole Boivin; Susanne Täuber; Morteza Mahmoudi

doi:10.1016/j.it.2024.05.004

Overcoming gender bias in STEM

Trends Immunol. 2024 Jul;45(7):483-485. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2024.05.004. Epub 2024 Jun 10.

Authors

Nicole Boivin¹, Susanne Täuber², Morteza Mahmoudi³

Affiliations

¹ Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology, Jena, Germany; School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Griffith Sciences, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Sociology and Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 38862366
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.05.004

Abstract

Despite prevalent diversity and inclusion programs in STEM, gender biases and stereotypes persist across educational and professional settings. Recognizing this enduring bias is crucial for achieving transformative change on gender equity and can help orient policy toward more effective strategies to address ongoing disparities.

Keywords: bias; diversity; equity; functional collaboration; governance; inclusion; science policy.

MeSH terms

Engineering
Female
Humans
Male
Mathematics
Science
Sexism*
Stereotyping