The 74 Million – Carolyn Phenicie
“The statistics about the lack of women and girls interested in — or ultimately pursuing jobs in — science, engineering and other technical fields are well known but still startling: Women earn only 18 percent of engineering and computer science degrees and under-represented minority women, who make up 16 percent of the U.S. population, earn only 3 percent of engineering degrees and 5 percent of computer science degrees. The way to fix this, advocates say in a new white paper, is simple: Prioritize girls, particularly girls from underserved communities, from the first moments of designing a new STEM program.”(more)