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Careers in STEM: Women’s experiences with microaggressions

May 03, 202413 min
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Episode description

Women in STEM careers in Lebanon experience gendered microaggressions at work, including microinsults and microinvalidation.

Dr Yasmeen Makarem and Dr Beverly Metcalfe conducted a qualitative study with 21 women in Lebanon working in STEM fields to better understand these experiences. Human resources professionals could use these findings to improve workplaces for women and continue to diversify STEM.

Read more in Research Features: doi.org/10.26904/RF-151-6107507694

Read the original research: doi.org/10.1007/s11199-023-01396-4

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