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According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), women and racial minorities are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). [1] Scholars, governments, and scientific organizations from around the world have noted a variety of explanations contributing to this lack of racial diversity, including higher levels of discrimination, implicit bias ...
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the PRBB is organising this edit-a-thon to mark this day and try to increase the visibility of women in science. The event will take place online on Tuesday, February the 11th, 2025, from 5pm to 7:30pm CET.
The California Institute of Technology, long a bastion of male STEM students, enrolls an undergraduate class of majority women this fall, the first time in its 133-year history.
The following is a list of notable African-American women who have made contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.. An excerpt from a 1998 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education by Juliane Malveaux reads: "There are other reasons to be concerned about the paucity of African American women in science, especially as scientific occupations are among the ...
Sassler and Meyerhofer studied women’s earning rates against men in computer science jobs between 2009 and 2019, and found that those women made about 86.6 cents on the men’s dollar.
The Women of Color STEM Awards underscore HII’s ongoing dedication to developing and recognizing top talent in STEM fields. By celebrating the accomplishments of its employees, HII continues to lead by example, promoting an inclusive work environment where innovation and diversity are championed. HII Women of Color STEM Technology Rising Stars
Students of color are inherently disadvantaged throughout the U.S. school system... to even consider pursuing a degree, let alone a career, in STEM. 15-year-old Abinaya Dinesh is a student who ...
Women in STEM may leave due to not being invited to professional meetings, the use of sexually discriminating standards against women, inflexible working conditions, the perceived need to hide pregnancies, and the struggle to balance family and work. Women in STEM fields that have children either need child care or to take a long leave of absence.