Thursday, October 3, 2013

Women in STEM


Check out this great article on Women in STEM:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/magazine/why-are-there-still-so-few-women-in-science.html?hp&pagewanted=all&_r=0.

In our recent study into the STEM experience, STEM Gateway found that women at UNM are only half as likely to enter non-health STEM disciplines as men.  Those who do are then 36% more likely to switch out of STEM.  Eileen Pollack's fascinating essay explains many of the factors influencing STEM equity for women in higher education.