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Interventions To Increase Stem Retention Of Undergraduate Women: A Literature Review, Josie Braun, Sarah Pille, Majel Baker
Interventions To Increase Stem Retention Of Undergraduate Women: A Literature Review, Josie Braun, Sarah Pille, Majel Baker
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The lack of retention of women in STEM majors and careers has been an ongoing issue for years. With stunted percentages of women in participation, representation, interest, pay and more, resolving this problem is necessary. This systematic literature review focuses on interventions that are aiming to increase women’s STEM self-efficacy, performance, sense of belonging, identification, interest, retention, and positivity while decreasing STEM stereotypes and implicit gender biases. Studies were included if they used an experimental or quasi-experimental design in college students within the past 15 years. A total of 26 studies were included in this review. Across the research reviewed, …