This special issue of International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology is published on November 27th, 2013.

Table of contents:

• Editorial: Gendered Pathways Towards (and away from) STEM Fields
• Keynote – Gender and STEM: Opting in versus dropping out
• (How) Does Gender Matter in the Choice of a STEM Teaching Career and Later Teaching Behaviours?
• Mathematics Interest and Achievement: What Role Do Perceived Parent and Teacher Support Play? A Longitudinal Analysis
• The Role of Peer Support for Girls and Women in STEM: Implications for Identity and Anticipated Retention
• Gender-related Values, Perceptions of Discrimination, and Mentoring in STEM Graduate Training
• Is the Brain the Key to a Better Understanding of Gender Differences in the Classroom?
• Gender and STEM in Germany: Policies Enhancing Women’s Participation in Academia
• Long Term, Interrelated Interventions to Increase Women’s Participation in STEM in the Netherlands
• The Influence of a Two-Day Recruitment Event on Female Upper Secondary Students’ Motivation for Science and Technology Higher Education

To access all articles, go to the Special Issue: Vol. 5, No. 3 (2013)