Girls and the leaky math pipeline [Elektronische Ressource] : implicit math gender stereotypes and math withdrawal in female adolescents and women / von Petra Jelenec

Dissertation Petra Jelenec Girls and the Leaky Math Pipeline Implicit Math-Gender Stereotypes and Math Withdrawal in Female Adolescents and Women Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Fakultät für Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Dipl.-Psych. Petra Jelenec geboren am 07.04.1975 in Bergneustadt Gutachter 1. Prof. Dr. M. C. Steffens 2. Prof. Dr. P. Noack Tag des Kolloquiums: 26.05.2008 Acknowledgements I am greatly indebted to Prof. Dr. Melanie C. Steffens for being a most valuable mentor who provided me with an enormous amount of support and encouragement. My special thanks are dedicated to my second supervisor Prof. Dr. Peter Noack. I want to thank a large number of research students who helped with recruiting subjects and running experiments. Many thanks to Lars Buder, Kristine N. Goergens, Julia Anheuser, Julia Lichau, Yvonne Still, Ulrike Leich, Ulrike Zieger, and also Miriam Edelmann, Jennie Graef, Saskia Lucht, Katrin Meinerling, Sarah Nase, Mirco Peveling, Elena Redwanz, Björke Roos, and Kathrin Utz! I would like to thank Janette Schult, Irena D. Ebert, and Rul von Stülpnagel for all helpful comments and advice in all stages of this project.