A Cultural Perspective on Gender Inequity in STEM: The Japanese Context

作者：Yoshikawa, Katsuhiko; Kokubo, Akiko; Wu, Chia Huei^*

来源：Industrial and Organizational Psychology-Perspectives on Science and Practice, 2018, 11(2): 301-309.

DOI：10.1017/iop.2018.19

<jats:p>To understand gender inequality in STEM, Miner et al. (2018) illustrate how an individual lens and a social-structural lens provide complementary perspectives. They indicate that gender inequality in STEM should not be simply understood from an individual lens concerning individual choices and responsibilities but also a social-structural lens concerning societal structures, processes, and meanings associated with gender. In this commentary, we would like to bring a cultural perspective to the consideration of the STEM field. Specifically, we focus on gender inequity in STEM in Japan and elaborate how Japanese culture, which emphasizes masculinity, collectivism, and a tight culture, imposes a stronger social-structural influence on gender inequality in STEM and at the same time strengthens the use of the individual lens to explain the phenomena, making the issue of gender inequality more prominent.</jats:p>

• 出版日期2018-6
• 单位上海交通大学