Create a thread to make your response. Once you have posted your response, you will have access to view your classmates’ responses.
Your response should be a minimum of 300 words. You DO NOT need to respond to a peer this week to receive full credit, however if your response to the prompt is not 300 words, it will result in a grade of “0” for an incomplete assignment.
In order to receive credit, your response must be posted by Sunday at Noon. This means that your response should be completed and posted by noon. Access to the discussion board will be not be available after noon!
If you used any material from a resource (e.g. the text-book, a website, an article), don’t forget to provide both in-text citations and a reference list. Without both of these you will receive a score of “0” per the syllabus. There will be no exceptions. Please use APA style! MLA will be accepted, but not preferred.
Prompt: According to the expectancy/value model, what are some of the reasons that women are less likely than men to pursue careers in STEM? Discuss ways that women could be encouraged to pursue more careers in STEM.