The Lack of Fit Framework in School: Girls' Perceived Misfit and Its Consequences in a Male-Stereotyped Discipline
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| Title: | The Lack of Fit Framework in School: Girls' Perceived Misfit and Its Consequences in a Male-Stereotyped Discipline |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Arian Leopold (ORCID |
| Source: | Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal. 2025 28(1). |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Females, Disproportionate Representation, Gender Bias, Gender Discrimination, Sex Stereotypes, Sense of Belonging, Career Pathways, Career Choice, Goodness of Fit, Models, High School Students, Self Concept, Gender Differences, Persistence, Women Faculty |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11218-025-10094-w |
| ISSN: | 1381-2890 1573-1928 |
| Abstract: | Due to the leaky pipeline, i.e., the continuous decline in the number of women along the academic career path, women are still underrepresented in many academic disciplines like STEM and philosophy. One theoretical model that explains this is the lack of fit framework (Heilman, Sex bias in work settings: The lack of fit model; Heilman & Caleo, Combatting gender discrimination: A lack of fit framework). According to this, women in male-stereotyped disciplines perceive a misfit to the person stereotypical for the discipline. This perceived misfit has been associated with a lower sense of belonging and thus less engagement, intention to persist, and probability of choosing a career in the discipline. So far, the Lack of Fit Model has been studied in work and university contexts but not in schools. In the present study, we applied the lack of fit framework to secondary school, focusing on high school students (N = 523) and their perception of philosophy (a highly male-stereotyped discipline). We showed that female high school students have a higher perceived self-philosopher misfit than male high school students. Using a structural equation model, we showed that this gender-discipline misfit correlates with less engagement and lower intention to persist and possibly career choice via a lower sense of belonging. The results extend previous findings on the lack of fit framework to the school context. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1476169 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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