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This comparative study shows that programs to increase women\u2019s representation in these fields must take into account each country\u2019s social context surrounding gender roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipmu.jp\/en\/20210324-STEM-participation\">Press Release<\/a> to learn more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Minamizaki at KMI is involved in the research project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/fb73c2f1465b5f51d3c5d3d82d3b8e58-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/fb73c2f1465b5f51d3c5d3d82d3b8e58-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/fb73c2f1465b5f51d3c5d3d82d3b8e58-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/fb73c2f1465b5f51d3c5d3d82d3b8e58-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concern over attractiveness to the opposite sex affects the masculine image of physics and mathematics only in England, while having a negative view of intellectual women is correlated with a masculine image of mathematics as a field only in Japan, according to a survey conducted in the two countries by a Japanese research group. 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