gender study – STEM Dreams https://idreamstem.org For the next generation of STEM dreamers Sat, 29 Dec 2018 20:06:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Gender and STEM https://idreamstem.org/gender-and-stem/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 20:06:10 +0000 http://idreamstem.org/?p=200 About 70% of science and engineering (S&E) workers are white (2013 National Science Foundation statistic). The majority of these workers are white men.

In fact, women make up about 29% of the S&E workforce. Middle school girls tend to show a high interest in STEM but their engagement tails off in high school.

This loss of interest for girls is attributed to social pressure to ‘fit in’ and to a lack of access to technical topics [Microsoft report]. Parents and teachers play a key role in changing this dynamic.

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