Is There a Correlation between with STEM and Non-STEM Areas of Study

The participants in this study were all first semester college student that are attending a large public university located in the Midwest. In total there were 458, 252 of them were female, and 206 were male. 417 of them were Caucasians (91.1%), 14 were Asian American (3.1 %), 10 African Americans (2.2%) , 8 Hispanics Americans (1.7), and the remaining 2% were other racial groups. The participants were all undecided student, were all enrolled in career exploration course, and had four semesters before they had to declare a major. This

However, of that 48%, only 24% of them are involved in a STEM field. However, statistics are saying now, more than ever, women are pursuing STEM careers. Yet, what happens behind the scenes while earning your degree? My mother has experienced a prime example of exactly what happens when women attempt to pursue a STEM career. She had decided on taking a programming course in college. Long story short, she got to her assigned computer and began to design her screen like the creative woman she is. Her professor walked up to her found it unrighteous to have her computer screen pink when everyone else's where "manly" colors. He suggested that she goes to the counselor to change courses since technology was "manly" thing. Sadly, she listened along with many other women. I say that because "...nearly a third of women in science, engineering and technology (S.E.T.) fields say they are likely to quit within a year," (Sherbin, ...Bias in Their Labs). It's unfortunate that women all over feel that they are not worthy because of their gender or their lack of "manliness." STEM fields aren't a manly thing, they need to be identified as gender neutral profession, as every profession should

Since the 1990’s however, there has been a 33% increase in the number of Hispanic Students enrolling in STEM programs. This does not mean that they necessary complete their degree, as Hispanics more likely to drop out of the program or university than their white counterparts. It used to be that one required a formal collegiate education in order to enter the STEM field, but more and more STEM students are entering the field through the completion of IT technical programs, or certificate programs. Hispanics have been taking advantage of this easier pathway into STEM careers, as 24 % of all STEM technical certificates were earned by Hispanics in the 2009-2010 school year. Unfortunately, the percentage of STEM degrees earned by Hispanics experienced

51 percent of the United States is female but only 34.4 percent of doctors are women. While 90.4 percent of nurses are female (“Women in Medicine”; “Male Nurses Becoming”), the women who do become doctors earn an astounding 25 percent less than their male counterparts (Groves). These staggering figures are only a single piece in the larger overall lack of women in STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which has remained prevalent since the beginning of these fields. Although women are underrepresented in these STEM fields, this is not due to ineptitude, but instead it is a result of the force of societal stereotypes coupled with their wider range of abilities. The recent increase in women’s association with STEM seems

In the article, “Why we undervalue a liberal arts education”, written by Adam Chapnick posted March 6, 2013 explains people to understand the importance of liberal arts degrees. He wants people to how the importance is the same as STEM degrees. Most people believe STEM degrees are not successful life choices. He believes people don’t know what they learned so they need to teach liberal arts better and different so the people who graduate actually know what they learned. This article is not a credible source it is just his claims. Adam Chapnick’s article “Why we undervalue a liberal arts education,” needs more facts and reasons to back up his claims because his article is not factual mostly opinionated and to be credible facts must back up

In a speech in February 2013 President Barak Obama said, “One of the things that I really strongly believe in is that we need to have more girls interested in math, science, and engineering. We’ve got half the population that is way underrepresented in those fields and that means that we’ve got a whole bunch of talent…not being encouraged the way they need to.” It been three years since President Obama has made that statement and the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and math as known as STEM majors is still a big problem today. The STEM workforce is crucial to Americas global competitiveness and groundbreaking capability. The people who work in the STEM field make up nearly half of the United

Reyes summarizes the reasons why community college students from certain racial backgrounds struggle to get into STEM programs. African-American women, Hispanic women, and other women from similar backgrounds, in particular, drop out of STEM programs, citing reasons such as personal obligations and money issues. Minority women who pursue STEM degrees face hurdles other women simply do not. These include but are not limited to: a shortage of money, struggles adjusting to another college, and other obligations. In addition, individuals within the university do not believe in minority women as strongly as they believe in other students. There are many Caucasians in STEM programs, and some students from dissimilar backgrounds may not get the opportunity

In America today controversy is on the rise about the desperate need for more STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workers. Many researchers have argued that STEM jobs need to be filled with more graduates that have liberal arts backgrounds. Alternatively other professionals argue that there isn’t really a shortage at all but instead a lack of STEM talent in specific areas. Educators need to encourage more students to choose majors in STEM fields. The president’s council of advisors on science and technology makes a very valid point. Over the next decade if the country were to retain its historical preeminence in science and technology, the U.S. will need to produce approximately 1 million more STEM workers. Some argue that the need to graduate more workers for STEM areas, while others admit that there is a need for more student majoring in STEM fields but also that we need more diverse students with liberal arts backgrounds. Along with more gender based diversity.

This report navigates the current state of STEM demographic in the country. It examines the reasons why there are less females undertaking STEM majors and gives recommendations on the problems. A brief history on STEM is outlined and the discussion follows with in depth analysis on the subject. STEM is a very critical education discipline with an importance in the economy of the country. Much as it is important, few students choose a career path in STEM. Although, there are more than 50% female students in Colleges and Universities, 12% take STEM related course. Why is this? This report is a compilation of empirical data collected in journals on the same subject explaining

Women in STEM are greatly underrepresented. STEM usually refers to an educational curriculum. Usually the curriculum focuses on science, engineering, technology, and math. The percentage of women in the STEM workforce has risen from seven percent in the seventies to twenty six percent in 2011. (U.S Department of Commerce)

The second intrinsic aptitude point, men are better than women at mathematics, engenders a discussion of the legitimacy of the SAT-M as a metric for the specific aptitudes that lead to a PhD in STEM. Plainly, the SAT test as a whole, and certainly the SAT-M, is an excellent indicator of such success. Researchers at the University of Minnesota found SAT scores to be an uncannily accurate indicator of success even at the highest reaches of academia: “Remarkably, those [with exceptional academic outcomes, such as doctoral-level degrees, scholarly publications, and patents] around the 99.13th percentile [of the SAT] published less research and obtained fewer patents than those at the 99.88th percentile [of the SAT], even when controlling for type of institution and degree earned.” Given that the SAT is a precise indicator of success, Spelke’s claim of bias is undone. First, the aforementioned study concludes that “predictive bias” on the SAT is “fiction.” Second, the deletion of female-favoring questions only explains why female scores are not higher than male scores, but it does not explain why male scores are higher than female scores. Third, given that the SAT is undoubtedly predictive at the levels with which this debate is

Today’s college students have the opportunity and freedom to choose their major and their career path. Many factors influence the decision of a college student’s career paths including background, general interests, personal strengths, time commitment, and job outlook. Although many important decisions are made in college, one of the most important is the choice of major and career track. Out of hundreds of majors the science and engineering fields are under-represented by women. Although the numbers of women in science technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM, majors has been increasing in the past years, women still are in the minority in the STEM fields. In her study, Lona Whitmarsh

Although I’m not happy with my result, it doesn't surprise me. Being a female currently studying liberal arts, while my fiancé studies Aquarian Science the implicit association with Science and Liberal Arts in my household strengths my results. Majority of my female friends either have or are working towards a degree in the liberal arts field, so naturally I associate topics such as literature, history and art to females. This isn’t to say females are incapable of careers in the field of science, just as males are not incapable of careers in liberal arts.

The article, “Calculus Steers Women Away From STEM”, by Lauren Camera, describes a study done by researchers at Colorado State University that asked 5,000 students how they felt about going into STEM careers after taking Calculus I. About 14% of men who switched out of STEM careers said it was because they didn’t feel that they understood the “ideas of Calculus” enough to continue to Calculus II. The number of women who provided the same reason for dropping out of a STEM career was more than double the number of men at 35%. The author then goes on to explain that most of the students who switched out for this reason had received grades in Calculus that wouldn’t have held them back in careers that they had switched out of. Another interesting

One thing that varies faster than the gasoline price may be the debate around the value of a right path for a young adult— which major guarantees a smooth access to a decent job offer. According to the article, “Not All College Majors Are Created Equal”, the author, Michelle Singletary, indicates that college degrees are not the same based on the different majors. She starts her article with a question that she asked her college students, “What’s your major?” Singletary immediately determines her student’s future by the major that the student is choosing. Later in the article, she states her opinions on how majors have played a great important role in one’s career life by using different examples and statistics. Indeed, college majors are not