Diversity in STEM fields
Diversity:
The New Oxford American Dictionary gives us this definition for diversity:
the state of being diverse; variety: there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports.
(b) a range of different things: newspapers were obliged to allow a diversity of views to be printed.
As you can see from this image there is a huge separation between where white males are in the world of STEM and where everyone else is.
What is the cause? you may ask. It is a culmination of many things, from girls seeing a disproportionate number of males portraying science fields, to a lack of confidence in math, to expectations of their parents.
Timeline
As US entered WW2 women had to take on many technology based jobs before held by men
Society of Women Engineers(SWE) was created
Society of Women Engineers(SWE) was created
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was created
When the National Science Foundation coined the term STEM
Assessment of 30 countries about science and math, in which US ranked 21st.
Trump creates an law called Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Women Act which wants NASA to open more opportunities for women and girls in aerospace.
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STEM jobs include but are not limited to:
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Statistician
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Software developer
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Web developer
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Engineers
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Financial advisors
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Mathematician
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Cartographer
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Scientists