Why Do Women Philosophy Students Drop Out of Philosophy? Some Evidence from the Classroom at the Bachelor’s Level
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22109369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Herfeld (0000-0002-1471-8457, University of Zurich), Jan Muller (0000-0002-7530-2025, University of Zurich), Kathrin von Allmen (0000-0003-3369-7804, University of Zurich) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 0 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-4014 • E-ISSN: 2330-4014 |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Library (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3998/ergo.2252 |
| OpenAlex | W4313413159 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
It is well known that there has been a steady and significant underrepresentation of women in philosophy on different professional levels. Numerous hypotheses explaining this underrepresentation have been suggested, but empirical analyses are not yet extensive. In particular, studies of the phenomenon in different countries are nonexistent. In this paper, we present findings from an exploratory study in which we analyze the interests, abilities, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, and goals of bachelor’s students in a semester-long philosophy of science course at a major German university. We furthermore make the first attempt to compare women-only learning environments with mixed-gender learning environments. Our results suggest that while there are generally some gender differences regarding interests, abilities, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, and goals of students in the classroom, most of the hypotheses we explore to explain dropout rates by gender differences cannot be supported. We conclude that possible factors leading to the underrepresentation of women in philosophy in Germany might be found in the social and institutional environment within which philosophy is taught
Bachelor · Exploratory research · Geography · German · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |