Women and Mathematics : Balancing the Equation Hardback

Edited by Susan F. Chipman, Lorelei R. Brush, Donna M. Wilson

Part of the Psychology of Education and Instruction Series series

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First published in 1985. In the mid-seventies, there was growing concern that early decisions not to study mathematics in high school might be limiting the occupational options available to women.

As part of a larger program on career development, the Career Awareness Division of the Education and Work Group, then one of the major organizational units of the National Institute of Education (NIE), initiated a special research grants program on women and mathematics.

Research information that would sort out the competing explanations for womenâ€™s lower rate of participation seemed a useful contribution to debates about possible remedial actions.

Should there be, for example, widespread development and implementation of programs designed to reduce mathematics anxiety?

This volume represents the culmination of a research program with many contributions.