Saturday, July 07, 2007

Dads' influence on their daughters' interest in math and science


Over at Women in Science, Peggy points us to a new study that shows how important dads are when it comes to their daughters' interest in math and science.

They found that girls' interest in math decreases as their fathers' gender stereotypes increase, whereas boys' interest in math increases as their fathers' gender stereotypes increase.

"Fathers' gender stereotypes are very important in supporting—or in undermining—daughters' choices to pursue training in math and science," Davis-Kean said.

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