A new U.S. Commerce Department Report found that women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics careers experience greater economic parity with men. The department’s Economic and Statistics Administration report, said,
“Women with STEM jobs made 33 percent more than women with non-STEM jobs in 2009; however, only 24 per-cent of women in the United States hold STEM careers.”
In September, the White House announced a new National Science Foundation initiativeto promote workplace flexibility in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Gender Inequalities in Technology (Science won’t be so lonely when girls are spurred early)
Not Just Education Pushing Women out of Workplace (Bias’ and bullying too!)
STEM or dating…do Women have to Chose? (Very interesting article on stereotypes)
Why They Chose STEM (Most undergrad STEM Students decided on field in High School)
Federal Report Highlights Gender GAP in STEM ( an untapped opportunity?)
More Women on Board Please (New quotas requiring women on boards?)
Mind Shift (Great article about corporations, educations and STEM)
Girls Take the Lead in Google’s Science Fair (Beautiful and intelligent, who would have thought!?)
Study Says Girls Shun Math (Children viewing math as a “boys endeavor” and how society gender stereotypes education)
Why would-be engineers end up as English majors – CNN.com (Commentary by Scientist
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the declining number of engineering students)
Empowering female students to pursue STEM subjects (Female Middle School studnets get a hands on demo)
The Right to Learn (F Bomb Article on girls education, written by a high school feminist)
Girls get a handle on science and technology ( A great review of an event held in PA, giving girls a first hand look into the lives of women in STEM fields…awesome!)
Friday Feminist: Women in Science ( Interesting chart of female awarded PHD’s according to field)
