RT Journal Article
T1 Revisiting Male Allies in Mathematics and Physics Throughout History: Role Models for Men in STEM Education
A1 Calvo Iglesias, Encina
A1 Epifanio López, Irene
K1 Mathematics education
K1 Physics education
K1 STEM teaching
K1 Mathematics history
K1 Physics history
K1 Gender equality
K1 Masculinities
K1 Male advocates
K1 Stereotypes
AB In the academic world, there are also gender inequalities, which are especially visible in certain masculinized STEM areas, such as physics and mathematics. An essential factor in correcting these inequalities is the involvement of men, who should act as “allies” in the university setting. Likewise, as the literature shows us, we must offer models with gender-incongruent roles to break down stereotypes and promote non-traditional behaviors. However, to date, these actions have been especially directed toward women, who generally do not hold power and therefore have less possibility of promoting change. For the first time, this work compiles, in a single document, important male physicists and mathematicians who acted as allies of women throughout history. These examples can be presented to provide male references in the teaching of physics and mathematics at university (and high school). With this initiative, we intend to contribute to incorporating the gender perspective in university teaching, since, in practice, university professors are unaware of references of alternative masculinities in the academic world. We hope that this article will be the seed to recover hidden male allies in these and other scientific fields. This can help break down stereotypes, and contrary to previous actions, this work is especially directed toward men
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33879
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33879
LA eng
NO Calvo-Iglesias E, Epifanio I. Revisiting Male Allies in Mathematics and Physics Throughout History: Role Models for Men in STEM Education. Education Sciences. 2024; 14(5):535. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14050535
NO Universitat Jaume I TRANSUJI/2023/6
DS Minerva
RD 25 abr 2026