Double isolation
Identity expression threat predicts greater gender disparities in computer science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sapna Cheryan (0000-0002-0576-9199, University of Washington, corresponding author), Ella J Lombard (0000-0002-9367-4172, Northwestern University), Lauren K Hudson (0000-0002-1799-3171, University of Washington), Kengthsagn Louis (0000-0003-1207-718X, Stanford University), Victoria C Plaut (0000-0002-2764-2594, University of California, Berkeley), Mary C Murphy (0000-0001-6511-498X, Indiana University Bloomington) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 412-434 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2019.1609576 |
| OpenAlex | W2946284432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 69 |
Three studies examine the relationship between women’s expression of interest in computer science and identity expression threat, the concern about conveying an identity inconsistent with one's gender role. Undergraduates perceive academic majors to signal who they are to peers (Study 1). Women imagining majoring in computer science report greater identity expression threat from their peers outside computer science than from those inside the field (Study 2). Women report greater identity expression threat in computer science (but not biology or English) than do men. Identity expression threat mediates gender differences in reported likelihood of downplaying interest in computer science (Study 3). Women considering computer science perceive they will be doubly isolated, both from those within and outside the field
Biology · Expression (computer science · Field (mathematics · Gender identity · Identity (music · Isolation (microbiology · Social group · Social identity theory · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Mathematics · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 2,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |