Stereotypes about what boys and girls supposedly like aren’t hard to find. Toy advertisements send signals that science and electronic toys are intended for boys rather than girls. Computer scientists ...

On April 22, Earth Day, people around the world will take part in the March for Science. It is intended to be “a call to support and safeguard the scientific community,” according to its website.

You’re probably familiar with common stereotypes of scientists. You know, the ones with a solitary white male toiling away in a lab, surrounded by bubbling liquids. Yeah, those. Stereotypes about the ...

Do stereotypes about religious people undermine their performance in certain tests? Studies have found Christians tend to underperform non-Christians when it comes to tests of logical ability. There ...

Imagine a computer programmer. What does this person look like? What is this person doing? Is the person with anyone? What kinds of hobbies might he or she have? Chances are that you imagined someone ...

It isn't just that fewer women choose to go into fields involving science, engineering, technology and math. Even when they do and are successful,... How Stereotypes Can Drive Women To Quit Science ...

Post by Allison Master (University of Houston), Andrew N. Meltzoff (University of Washington), Daijiazi Tang (University of Michigan), & Sapna Cheryan (University of Washington). Stories expressing ...

Allison Master receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the U. S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not ...

Post by Allison Master (University of Houston), Andrew N. Meltzoff (University of Washington), Daijiazi Tang (University of Michigan), & Sapna Cheryan (University of Washington). Stories expressing ...