Women in STEM

Women make up approximately half of the population, but less than a third of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians in the U.S. are women. With chronic underrepresentation in STEM fields at all levels of the professional pipeline and educational system, female professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics face unique challenges. From combating deeply-engrained stereotypes to the push for paid parental leave to salary disparities and more, we have a long way to go to guarantee that everyone can discover, nurture, and execute on plans for professional success in STEM careers.Sources:AAUW - The STEM Gap: Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsNational Archives - Morrill Act 1862Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5 By Members of the 2005 "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" Committee; Prepared for the Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of MedicineBrittanica.com - STEM education curriculumMIT Management Sloan School -  In boardrooms and in STEM, women talk about where they see more representation by Meredith SomersInside Higher ED - Broken Link Between Pay and Productivity for Women in STEM by Colleen FlahertyCatalyst.org - Women on Corporate Boards (Quick Take)TeacherATI - Gender diversity: women in the data centre talent pipeline by Nicole CappellaUNICEF - Mapping gender equality in STEM from school to workMaryville University - Women in STEM: A Guide to Bridging the Gender GapNational Girls Collaborative Project - Current State of STEMThe Atlantic - The More Gender Equality, the Fewer Women in STEM By Olga KhazanSmithsonian - Girls and Women in STEMinformED - 10 Programs Closing the Gender Gap in STEM By Jennifer LachsSociety of STEM Women of Color