Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds

Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds
graph by AIR, slow reveal by Danielle Weliczko

(Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)

Type of Graph: bar graph

Visualization Source: American Institute of Research, “By Age Six, Children Think Boys Are Better Than Girls at Computing and Engineering, New American Institutes for Research Study Shows.” AIR: December 9, 2024.

Data Source: American Institute of Research, David I. Miller, Senior Researcher, and Courtney Tanenbaum, Managing Researcher
“This AIR synthesis project, funded by the National Science Foundation, sought to clarify these seemingly conflicting results. AIR experts David Miller and Courtney Tanenbaum conducted a meta-analysis of existing studies, synthesizing more than 40 years of research, based on data from 145,000 children across 33 nations.”

Paired Text:

Jacobson, Linda (2024). “Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as 6, Study Finds.” The74Million: December 16, 2024.

Potential Math Content: bar graphs, double bar graphs, estimating values, percentages, comparing values, surveys

Potential Content Connections: education, STEM, psychology

Sustainable Development Goal(s):
#8 – Decent work and economic growth