WGBH – Jonathan Abbott
“It was exciting to see an all-female NASA crew recently do their first spacewalk together, inspiring girls the world over. While long overdue, milestones like these are critically important steps forward for women, people of color, first-generation students, low-income individuals, English language learners and people with disabilities who remain underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries. This lack of representation is both an issue of equity and of need: 2.4 million STEM jobs are projected to go unfilled this year.” (more)