TEDxSeattle - Sapna Cheryan - 04/16/10

Stereotypes as Gatekeepers -

Sapna Cheryans research broadly examines how cultural stereotypes impact peoples choices and behaviors. She is particularly interested in the role that stereotypes play in determining peoples sense of belonging to important social groups. One of Cheryans areas of research interest is:

Distancing from an alienating stereotype

Why do women consider a future in computer science to a lesser extent than men? Might this be because the powerful image of the male computer geek makes women feel like they do not belong in the field?

Attracting more women into computer science may therefore depend on broadening the image of who belongs in computer science.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• TEDx Seattle
• University of Washington
• Computer Science
• Gender
• Stereotype

[zhanknight]

Computer science guy looks like me.