Table 6.
Descriptive frequency analysis of the questions answered positively about training and beliefs in gender
| All teachers | STEM teachers | Non-STEM teachers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have received training with a gender perspective in my degree, postgraduate studies or life-long education | 30.6% | 24.7% | 43.9% | |
| Do you think that female students do not study STEM degrees because of: | By traditions and preconceived ideas | 37.% | 35.7% | 40.9% |
| There is little visibility of women’s roles | 25.5% | 23.3% | 30.3% | |
| Lack of knowledge of STEM studies and their applications | 15% | 16.3% | 12.1% | |
| For the future working conditions studying STEM degrees | 6.3% | 6% | 6.8% | |
| Female students have low self-esteem and/or negative self-concept | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.4% | |
| Do you think that being a man or a woman has an influence on scientific and technological professional development | 50.9% | 51.7% | 49.2% | |
| Male or female status influences scientific-technological professional development for one of the following reasons: | There is social discrimination | 19.9% | 16.3% | 28% |
| There is a gap in working conditions | 25.7% | 26% | 25% | |
| Motherhood | 37.3% | 37.7% | 36.4% | |
| There is increased effort and competitiveness | 13.7% | 13% | 15.2% | |
| Women have less credibility, they have more to prove | 28.5% | 26.3% | 33.3% | |
| Existing erroneous and/or outdated stereotypes | 40.7% | 40.3% | 41.7% | |
| Do you think the education curriculum includes objectives to promote gender equality in STEM degree choices? | 51.9% | 47.7% | 61.4% | |
| Is teacher training provided in gender equality in STEM? | 30.6% | 27% | 38.6% | |
| Why are there fewer women working in STEM fields? | Lack of promotion of STEM studies among women by governments and educational institutions | 22.7% | 21% | 26.5% |
| Pressure exerted on young women by socially and culturally constructed identities about what a woman is and what her interests are | 29.9% | 27% | 36.4% | |
| To the persistence of prejudices about the areas where women or men are more capable | 44% | 44% | 43.9% | |
| That university education is a personal choice and each person chooses what interests them most and in which they have the greatest potential, independently of external cultural pressures | 38.4% | 38% | 39.4% | |
| I don’t know why there may be fewer women in STEM fields | 22.5% | 25% | 16.7% | |
Source: own elaboration