Conference Session

Session 6 - Track 1: Intersectionality: Professional identity formation and the success of women of color in higher education STEM disciplines

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida; Michelle Bradham-Cousar, Florida International University; Kemesha Gabbidon, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

to the science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) disciplines continue for women in higher education.This study explores the entrepreneurial mindset development that is associated withprofessional identity formation (Clarke, Hyde, Drennan, 2013; Park & Schallert, 2020). 4Studies of women of color have mostly focused on students. Additionally, the studies have engagedthe work from other frames that did not include an entrepreneurial mindset. The entrepreneurialmindset looks at the engagement of work from a model of success. Next, are research studies thatwe will reference to make the case for why this is important.Physiological and Mental