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Student Retention In Stem: Exploration Of The Gender Gap, Olha Ketsman, Carolina C. Ilie
Student Retention In Stem: Exploration Of The Gender Gap, Olha Ketsman, Carolina C. Ilie
DBER Speaker Series
Prior research indicates that there are small numbers of women in STEM areas and in physics in particular; the latter may suggest that women who have potential to contribute to physics choose other careers. This presentation examines the gender gap in STEM with a focus on physics. We discuss a that was survey administered to undergraduate science students at one primarily undergraduate college in the United States, the factors that impacted student decisions in physics, and recommendations to increase student retention.