Men and things, women and people: a meta-analysis of sex differences in interests (Su, Rounds & Armstrong, 2009)
This study explored reasons for the underrepresentation of women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) fields using a meta-analysis of sex differences in vocational interests. ‘In educational psychology, researchers are concerned about how these sex differences in interests develop and how they impact individuals’—particularly girls’ and women’s—educational choices,…