Professional Confidence and Career Development for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25285126
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: Fujimoto Tetsushi 同志社大学, 政策学部, 教授 (50278313)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 篠原 さやか 九州女子大学, 共通教育機構, 講師 (90618224) ; 野口 範子 同志社大学, 生命医科学部, 教授 (40198578) ; 川口 章 同志社大学, 政策学部, 教授 (50257903) ; 開本 浩矢 大阪大学, 経済学研究科, 教授 (90275298) ; 三枝 麻由美 名古屋大学, 男女共同参画室, 助教 (10359664) ; 朝井 友紀子 東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 助教 (10588172) ; 中田 喜文 同志社大学, 総合政策科学研究科, 教授 (50207809)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: プロフェッショナル・コンフィデンス / キャリア形成 / 女性研究者 / 自然科学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Professional confidence for women in academic and corporate science increases their motivation to persist in professional careers. Women’s perceived balance between work and personal life promotes their confidence as a professional, but perceived imbalance undermines the likelihood of their persisting in science careers. Confidence as a professional scientist/engineer is likely to affect women’s various decision-making in work and life, it is important to provide support for women in forming confidence in their early career stages, so that they are more likely to remain in their professional occupations.

Free Research Field

社会心理学