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International Journal of STEM Education
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Fig. 2

From: Factors influencing participation of underrepresented students in STEM fields: matched mentors and mindsets

Fig. 2

Preferences regarding gender- and ethnicity-matched mentors. What do you think would encourage more people of your gender and ethnicity to pursue STEM careers? The majority of respondents (54%) believed that exposure to a STEM professional of their own gender and ethnicity would encourage them to pursue STEM. A similar percentage (56%) believed that media exposure to gender- and ethnicity-matched STEM professionals would be effective encouragement

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