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Women are highly represented in STEM fields associated with health and the provision of care, (such as medicine, chemistry, or biology), and highly underrepresented in other fields (mathematics, engineering), which reinforces gender stereotypes around caregiving. Current research has identified a paradox between levels of gender equality and the participation of women in STEM fields. The more egalitarian a country is, the fewer women participate in STEM fields. Conversely, countries that rank lower on gender equality indices present better levels of female participation in STEM fields
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Interestingly, current research has identified a paradox between levels of gender equality and the participation of women in STEM fields (Stoet and Geri, 2018). In this way, the more egalitarian the countries are (for example, Norway or Finland), the less female participation in STEM fields. However, countries with less advanced policies in terms of equality (such as India) presented better levels of female presence in STEM fields. Similarly, a more recent study by UNESCO (2019) corroborates the existence of this paradox in the participation of women in studies related to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).