A Study on Gendered Portrayals in Children's Picture Books with Mathematical Content
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This study analyzes sexism in children's picture books that incorporatemathematical problems and problem-solving into the plot to determineif children's earliest reading material is affecting the achievement gapbetween males and females in this subject area. The study focusednot just on overall totals of male and female characters, but also analyzedwhich genders most often portrayed gender stereotyped behaviors andpersonality traits and which characters were most often shown withmathematical skills. The findings of the study show that there weretwice as many male as female characters, and the math problem-solvingwas generally done by males in the majority of titles.
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This study analyzes sexism in children's picture books that incorporatemathematical problems and problem-solving into the plot to determineif children's earliest reading material is affecting the achievement gapbetween males and females in this subject area. The study focusednot just on overall totals of male and female characters, but also analyzedwhich genders most often portrayed gender stereotyped behaviors andpersonality traits and which characters were most often shown withmathematical skills. The findings of the study show that there weretwice as many male as female characters, and the math problem-solvingwas generally done by males in the majority of titles.
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