The Huffington Post – Joan Wages
“STEM skills have been identified as necessary to remain economically competitive as a country, and many have pointed out the benefits that accrue to all of society when diverse teams tackle technological and scientific problems. Yet, women are persistently underrepresented in many STEM fields, where the disparity begins in college classrooms…Thousands of women have made tremendous strides in going to college yet they are not enrolling in the STEM fields that lead to many of the most highly paid and stable careers. Their lack of representation hinders business, industry, research, and government from devising and applying the best solutions to today’s problems. Understanding the history of women’s pathways to STEM careers through higher education helps us to better attack the problem of getting more women into the STEM pipeline.”(more)