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Sexual harassment reported by undergraduate female physicists
Physical review. Physics education research, v 15(1)
22 Apr 2019
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Abstract
Sexual harassment occurs more frequently in male-dominated fields and physics is a more male-dominated field than most other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Thus, it is important to examine the occurrence and impact of sexual harassment on women in physics. A survey of undergraduate women, who attended a conference for undergraduate women in physics, revealed that approximately three quarters (74.3%; 338/455) of survey respondents experienced at least one type of sexual harassment. This sample was recruited from a large fraction of undergraduate women in physics in the United States. We find that certain types of sexual harassment predict a negative sense of belonging and exacerbate the imposter phenomenon. The types of sexual harassment that predict these outcomes, both forms of gender harassment, while seemingly less severe types of harassment, have been found to have substantially negative personal and professional consequences. These findings are important since prior work has found that sense of belonging and the imposter phenomenon arc related to students' persistence in STEM fields. Our results have implications for understanding and improving persistence in physics by informing the community about the occurrence of sexual harassment and its effects so that we can begin to work towards reducing its occurrence and mitigating its effects.
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- Title
- Sexual harassment reported by undergraduate female physicists
- Creators
- Lauren M. Aycock - American Association For The Advancement of ScienceZahra Hazari - Florida International UniversityEric Brewe - Drexel UniversityKathryn B. H. Clancy - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignTheodore Hodapp - American Physical SocietyRenee Michelle Goertzen - American Physical Society
- Publication Details
- Physical review. Physics education research, v 15(1)
- Publisher
- Amer Physical Soc
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- DE-SC00014664 / DOE; United States Department of Energy (DOE) PHY 1346627; PHY-1622510 / National Science Foundation (NSF) American Physical Society (APS) Congressional Science Fellowship DE-1346627 / Department of Energy (DOE); United States Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellowship - DOE; United States Department of Energy (DOE)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000465184600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85066401711
- Other Identifier
- 991019168813804721
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