TY - JOUR
T1 - Old Problem, New Perspectives
T2 - Applying Anzaldúan Concepts to Underrepresentation in STEM
AU - McWhirter, Ellen Hawley
AU - Cinamon, Rachel Gali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Curators of the University of Missouri 2020.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Women and members of many ethnic minority groups continue to be significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and work settings. In this article, we propose that Gloria Anzaldúa’s concepts of nepantla and nepantleras/os can be used to enrich perspectives on underrepresentation among those studying, working, and persisting in STEM fields. We describe how diversity practices may fail to address and foster inclusion in STEM education and workplaces and link inclusion and belonging to engagement and retention in STEM. Recommendations are offered for combining top-down and bottom-up strategies providing information, awareness, and skills training in STEM environments, including recognizing and engaging the insights and experiences of nepantleras/os.
AB - Women and members of many ethnic minority groups continue to be significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and work settings. In this article, we propose that Gloria Anzaldúa’s concepts of nepantla and nepantleras/os can be used to enrich perspectives on underrepresentation among those studying, working, and persisting in STEM fields. We describe how diversity practices may fail to address and foster inclusion in STEM education and workplaces and link inclusion and belonging to engagement and retention in STEM. Recommendations are offered for combining top-down and bottom-up strategies providing information, awareness, and skills training in STEM environments, including recognizing and engaging the insights and experiences of nepantleras/os.
KW - STEM careers
KW - STEM education
KW - ethnic minorities
KW - nepantla
KW - nepantleras
KW - sample populations
KW - science
KW - women/girls
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078717068&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0894845320901797
DO - 10.1177/0894845320901797
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AN - SCOPUS:85078717068
SN - 0894-8453
VL - 48
SP - 877
EP - 892
JO - Journal of Career Development
JF - Journal of Career Development
IS - 6
ER -
