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March 19, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Who benefits from the lack of advancement of women in STEMM academics?

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JHJanet G. HeringPMPatricia A. Maurice

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the motivations contributing to the lack of advancement of women in STEMM fields.
  • Analysis of existing literature on gender disparity in academic settings
  • Examination of historical and current motivations impacting women's careers in STEMM
  • Discussion on systemic barriers faced by women in STEMM
  • Identified various stakeholders who benefit from the current gender disparity
  • Highlighted systemic barriers that hinder women's progress in STEMM
  • Suggested the need for policy changes to promote equity in academic advancement

Abstract

Cicero famously asked “who benefits?” to expose interests motivating crimes. We can pose the same question regarding the motivations that underlie the lack of women’s advancement in STEMM academics. This is a copy of a post published in the Epistimi blog series at: https://www.epistimi.org/blog/who-benefits-from-the-lack-of-advancement-of-women-in-stemm-academics

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Hering et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bb9300496e729e62980c2ahttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18892458
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