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Why Junior High School Girls Are Unlikely To Consider Themselves “STEM Types”: The STEM/Humanities Awareness Gender Differentiation Mechanism

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The proportion of women in Japanese higher education has gradually increased, but men still dominate in majors such as science and engineering. As a background to this gender segregation, some survey results show that even before entering high school, there is a tendency for boys to evaluate themselves as the “science type” and girls as the “humanities type.” Based on these findings, this study focused on the humanities and science self-concepts of junior high school students and examined the mechanism of gender differentiation.

Source: Educational Studies in Japan

DOI: 10.7571/esjkyoiku.19.107

Author: Kazuhiko Tanabe

Institutions: Rikkyo University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Benesse Holdings, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science