Literature has been done on Asians in STEM, but lacks the separation of gender. The pervious literature has shown that Asians hold familial expectations and approval in high standing, due to their collectivist culture. While we know that Asian parents are more likely to support their children in science subjects (), we don’t know whether this changes depending on gender. Therefore I hypothesize that Asian women will have less familial support to participate in STEM than their male counterparts. I believe that there will be a negative correlation between females and familial support, because traditionally men worked, and women stayed at home, and through (so and so’s study) we know that women in STEM are still held to traditional gender roles.
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This hypothesis seems plausible, because these women are dealing with two conflicting identities, that of the “perpetual foreigner” (Hanson, 2014: 11), and their model minority status, while possibly receiving less approval from their parents than their male counterparts. As well as, being overrepresented in STEM, yet still struggling to integrate easily, and furthermore failing to have their voices recognized let alone heard by the STEM community.
Methodology For my research I will conduct a secondary data analysis using the Longitudinal Study of American Youth, which was retrieved from the ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political &Social Research). This …show more content…
I did this by looking at the variable 2011 STEM occupation, yet again the codebook did not provide the question asked, but its label was (LABEL). This variable was operationalized as 1) Other 2) Non-health support 3) Health support and 4) STEM Professionals meaning that it is nominal. As seen on table 4, the measure of central tendency used was the mode, which was 1, meaning that the majority of respondents chose 1) Other. The variable 2011 STEM occupations, has a high reliability and validity, this is true because the variable was found in the same codebook, and it breaks down the reported 2011 occupations into four different categories ranging from non-STEM, to STEM professionals. This measures whether the individual has a STEM career or not, therefore increasing the
This hypothesis seems plausible, because these women are dealing with two conflicting identities, that of the “perpetual foreigner” (Hanson, 2014: 11), and their model minority status, while possibly receiving less approval from their parents than their male counterparts. As well as, being overrepresented in STEM, yet still struggling to integrate easily, and furthermore failing to have their voices recognized let alone heard by the STEM community.
Methodology For my research I will conduct a secondary data analysis using the Longitudinal Study of American Youth, which was retrieved from the ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political &Social Research). This …show more content…
I did this by looking at the variable 2011 STEM occupation, yet again the codebook did not provide the question asked, but its label was (LABEL). This variable was operationalized as 1) Other 2) Non-health support 3) Health support and 4) STEM Professionals meaning that it is nominal. As seen on table 4, the measure of central tendency used was the mode, which was 1, meaning that the majority of respondents chose 1) Other. The variable 2011 STEM occupations, has a high reliability and validity, this is true because the variable was found in the same codebook, and it breaks down the reported 2011 occupations into four different categories ranging from non-STEM, to STEM professionals. This measures whether the individual has a STEM career or not, therefore increasing the