A qualitative analysis of STEM female's coping strategy under the COVID-19 pandemic

Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien; Lei Gong; Wei-Hsuan Wang; James Lee

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1298619

A qualitative analysis of STEM female's coping strategy under the COVID-19 pandemic

Front Public Health. 2023 Nov 23:11:1298619. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1298619. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien¹, Lei Gong¹, Wei-Hsuan Wang¹, James Lee¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan.

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to realize the STEM female's career coping under the pandemic. We conducted in-depth interviews with three STEM female engineers in Silicon Valley, California. After analyzing the research results, we found that: (1) In response to the impact of the pandemic, technology companies and female workers have demonstrated their ability to respond quickly; (2) While working from home, STEM females experienced five notable challenges, but also developed corresponding coping strategies; (3) Corporate systems and teamwork in the STEM fields utilize external resources to help female workers respond effectively to the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; STEM; career coping strategy; female; qualitative research.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Environment
Female
Humans
Pandemics
Technology

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The study was supported by the National Science and Technology Council in Taiwan. The funding number is 109-2918-I-003-007.