A new study from the University of California, Berkeley suggests that having female instructors in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses is beneficial for female students. The study found that when female instructors disclose their own concealable gender-based discrimination experiences, female students are more likely to engage and remain engaged in STEM courses. This suggests that female instructors can serve as role models and provide insight into the challenges of navigating a field traditionally dominated by men. Female students may also be more likely to connect with and trust an instructor who has experienced gender-based discrimination. This could be a powerful tool to keep female students in STEM courses and ultimately help close the gender gap in STEM fields.

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source: Phys.org