Women’s Underrepresentation in Academic Physics in the People’s Republic of China

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dc.citation.firstpage329en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.citation.lastpage348en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber22en_US
dc.contributor.authorDi, Dien_US
dc.contributor.authorEcklund, Elaine Howarden_US
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Steven W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-11T20:05:52Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-08-11T20:05:52Zen_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite recent scholarly focus on women's underrepresentation in the sciences, little is known about gender disparity in science outside the US and Europe. Since much growth in global science is occurring outside these geographic areas, especially in East Asia, this omission represents a significant gap in the literature. Here we rely on 40 in-depth interviews with both male and female physicists−a discipline of science where there is extensive gender segregation−conducted among physicists in Chinese universities. We ask how Chinese physicists explain why there are few women in physics. Analysis reveals that Chinese social and cultural contexts are reflected in physicists' interpretations of gender segregation. Specifically, the cultural and economic transition in China provides physicists with two competing national gender narratives: gender equality and women's subordination. Both national gender narratives exert influence on Chinese physicists' explanations for gender disparity in physics. Findings further indicate that male and female physicists in China share similar gender beliefs, and their beliefs further translate to discriminatory behaviors towards female physicists throughout their career trajectory. This study asserts a new scholarly discussion about women's underrepresentation in science within China and has implications for gender segregation in elite occupations more broadly. Findings also provide implications for public policies to reduce gender stratification in Chinese science.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDi, Di, Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Lewis, Steven W.. "Women’s Underrepresentation in Academic Physics in the People’s Republic of China." <i>Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering,</i> 22, no. 4 (2016) Begell House: 329-348. https://doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2016015719.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2016015719en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/96644en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBegell Houseen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Begell House.en_US
dc.subject.keywordwomen's underrepresentationen_US
dc.subject.keywordgender narrativesen_US
dc.subject.keywordgender schemasen_US
dc.subject.keywordacademic physicsen_US
dc.subject.keywordChinaen_US
dc.titleWomen’s Underrepresentation in Academic Physics in the People’s Republic of Chinaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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