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Boosting the Sustainable Representation of Women in STEM With Evidence-Based Policy Initiatives

Corinne Alison Moss-Racusin · Evava S. Pietri · Jojanneke van der Toorn · Leslie Ashburn‐Nardo

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Abstract

Women are missing from Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, undermining intellectual inclusivity, meritocracy goals, national competitiveness, and high-quality advances. Solutions require not only hiring more women, but boosting their sustainable representation (i.e., their lasting, substantial presence and valued engagement). Evidence-based policies can shift organizational culture, enabling women’s full and durable participation. The present review presents (1) numerous causes of women’s underrepresentation in STEM and (2) evidence-based interventions to tackling these causes. Specific policy initiatives (derived from the scientific evidence) would promote the sustainable representation of women in STEM.

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