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Women in STEM: Breaking Barriers, Shaping the Future

Explore the journey of women in STEM from history to current workforce statistics, addressing issues faced, and highlighting their contributions. Discover inspiring stories and learn why equal representation and support are critical for progress.

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Women in STEM: Breaking Barriers, Shaping the Future

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  1. Women In Stem Patreon.com/scientistmel Twitter.com/scientistmel Scientistmel.wordpress.com

  2. Women in stem • A Bit of History • 1636 Harvard opens • 1879 women separate school • 1871 women petitioned • 1920 allowed in Edu • 1945 allowed in Med • 1950 allowed in Law • 1833 – women allowed (Oberlin) • But only some classes • 1980 – 50/50 attendance

  3. Women in stem • Science Primarily Male Dominated • Societal constraints • Women felt incapable • Men felt women incapable • Women meant for marriage & babies

  4. Women in stem • A Bit of History • Women have been in science • Voices are not as loud • Work has been stolen • Snubbed due to sexism

  5. Women in stem • Chien-Shiung Wu • Manhattan Project • Disproved law of parity – cobalt-60 • Colleagues got Nobel – left her out

  6. Women in stem • Esther Lederberg • Lambda bacteriophage • Husband got the Nobel and shared it with colleagues

  7. Women in stem • Jocelyn Burnell • Discovered pulsars • Supervisor and a colleague got the Nobel

  8. Women in stem • School Statistics • K-12 Girls on par with male peers • Gaps found in race/background/income • Less educated parents – less enrollment • Low income – less enrollment • Male students – more likely to take engineering and computer science

  9. Women in stem • University Statistics • Women earned 50.3% of science/engineering degrees • Gender disparity found in minority women • 11.2% Science/engineering • 8.2% Grad degrees • 4.1% PhD • Gender disparity in specific sciences • 17.9% computer science • 19.3% engineering • 39% physical • 43.1% mathematics

  10. Women in stem • STEM Workforce Statistics • 50% of college educated workforce • 29% science/engineering • 62% social • 48% bio/ag/enviro sciences • 15% computer • 25% math • Gender disparity • 35.2% chemists • 11.1% physicists/astronomers • 33.8% environmental engineers • 22.7% chemical engineers • 17.5% civil/architectural engineers • 17.1% industrial engineers • 10.7% electrical/computer hardware engineers • 7.9% mechanical engineers

  11. Women in stem • STEM Workforce Statistics • Race and ethnicity are salient factors • 70% of STEM workers were white (2013) • 11% are minorities (27% US working age population) • Minority women makeup 1:10 employed scientists and engineers

  12. Women in stem • Current Issues for Women in Stem • Leaving the field • Sexism/harassment • Not first authors • Lack of representation in peer review • Peer treatment

  13. Women in stem Report via American Association of University Women

  14. Women in stem Report via American Association of University Women

  15. Women in stem Report via American Association of University Women

  16. Women in stem Report via American Association of University Women

  17. Women in stem • Recent studies • Male classmates consider other males more apt in science • Treatment of women likely contribute to them leaving the field • Women forced to choose family or career • Inappropriate work environment

  18. Women in stem • Women have struggled • Under-represented • Have made huge contributions • Still some walls to overcome • Must start shifting perspectives • Address bias and hostile environments • Progress isn’t a straight line

  19. twins Sources! • http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-historic-female-scientists-you-should-know-84028788/ • https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/311241 • http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/02/11/male-biology-students-consistently-underestimate-female-peers-study-finds/ • https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/education/introduction.html • https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2009/03/11/historic-firsts-in-womens-education-in-the-united-states • http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/04/hard-earned-gains-for-women-at-harvard/ • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130519-women-scientists-overlooked-dna-history-science/ • https://ngcproject.org/statistics • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/31/women-science-industry-structure-sexist-courses-careers • http://www.aauw.org/research/why-so-few/ • Images via Google Search

  20. Thank you to my Patrons • Toni • Anonymous • Jen • Carl • Anthony • Patrick • Tony • Tony

  21. Women In Stem Patreon.com/scientistmel Twitter.com/scientistmel Scientistmel.wordpress.com

  22. You can find me… • Twitter.com/scientistmel • Patreon.com/scientistmel • Pscp.tv.com/scientistmel • Scientistmel.wordpress.com • Youtube.com/scienceymel • Facebook.com/scientistmel • Coming SOON! • NEW audio podcast • ScientistMel.com

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