Shireman Family Scholarship Analysis

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

The force of societal stereotypes is a large part of this gap. Instead of joining STEM careers, the most common careers among women are secretaries, nurses, and elementary and middle school teachers (Mandell). This truly illustrates that when well-rounded, talented women have the choice, they are inclined to delve into the field in which society expects them to belong. In this way, the stereotype of women not being involved in STEM is forcing less women to be involved in these fields. The deficiency of women in technical fields, despite their well-roundedness and ability, can be directly related to unyielding cultural stereotypes that stigmatize women in supposedly masculine fields.

With this number constantly increasing, the need for engineers increases simultaneously. It is my plan to design and build sustainable buildings and homes for this growing population. I am a high achiever who dreams to provide structural integrity to those in need. The excellent engineering program will be used to extend my knowledge to others. In 2016, the numbers for female engineers are increasing, but at a very plodding pace. As a young, black female, I want to help make it more comfortable and accepting for females after me to enter this field.

Before women to get more involved in the STEM fields women first have to go and get degrees in STEM undergraduate programs. One way to help change this is the lack of female role models. Girls need role models to show that they can be successful in STEM fields. If there are such strong gender stereotypes it might be discouraging women from pursuing STEM education and STEM jobs. It is complicated to get young women role models because the people who are part of the hiring team said that were less likely to say they would hire the female applicants overall and that they would offered them lower salaries and fewer mentoring opportunities. This is a problem because women will be less likely to want to get into these fields because they will have to work so much harder to get the same recognition as the males. Young girls will be more interested in getting into one of these fields where they fear comfortable. Young girls need a role model like Emily Roebling who studied math and science and became the chief engineer in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1860. Another reason that girls are less likely to pursue these majors is gender stereotyping, and less family-friendly flexibility in the STEM fields. Across all STEM fields, female PhDs have lower rates of patenting and entrepreneurship than do male PhDs. This difference is most pronounced in physics, astronomy and the computer sciences, in which women earned only 1 in 5 PhDs. There is a need to encourage and support women in

STEM is the study of Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics. These subjects are stereotypical of male dominated subjects leaving the women in health sciences and the arts.

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

Flavia Hannigan had been born and raised outside of Drogheda, Ireland. Her father was a local fisherman, her mother a charwoman, her siblings, many. There was never enough of anything to go around so the kids were excluded from the majority of local activities. She took little solace in being an “A” student for all the good it did until the day she had learned scholarships were available to students who

In America gender is seen as a dichotomy, either male or female. Society has gendered everything from colors, to adjectives (strong for males, weak for females), to even occupations. Historically, science, technology, engineering, and math, also known as STEM, have had a masculine connotation connected to it. Which helps explain why elite white men have predominately occupied the STEM fields (Borum and Walker 2012). Eventually, women started to integrate into STEM, but not nearly in the quantities as men, this created the gender gap. The gender gap does vary based on which field you look at, and at more advanced levels in STEM, as well as race (O’Brien 2015). Not only is there a gender and race gap between men and women, but these ring true

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)

Many institutions nowadays are trying to hire more female scientists and engineers. But it isn't as simple as that, cultural and religious misogynist beliefs stand in the way of women in STEM professions. Society can benefit greatly from a larger percent of women in STEM fields, it can increase the safety of civilians; therefore including more women in STEM is not only important to women, but the general public as

dominated field is "comprised of roughly 80% men and 20% women and has remained at

7% of the STEM workforce during 1970 were women  (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). in 1990 this number raised to 23%, however, after this increase, progress was stalled. In 2011 26% of STEM jobs belonged to women, only a 3% increase over two decades.

However, research shows that increased training in science and engineering fields does not yield more STEM workers. ( CENSUS RELATIONSHIPS). Studies from the U.S. census illustrates that the vast majority of workers who trained in science and engineering are not currently working in a STEM occupation. A total of 26% of male and female science and engineering graduations are currently employed in STEM occupation, the other 74% took up jobs in management healthcare, law, education, social work, accounting, or counseling ( CENSUS R). Examination of the data shows that nearly 25% of female STEM graduates are 25% likely to get a job in a STEM field, compared to 10% of men who do not get a job in a STEM-related field (CENSUS D). Despite popular belief, Hunt found that females having children or getting married have little to no effect on their decision to leave the STEM field. Rather, most females leave the field due to dissatisfaction over pay, promotion opportunities, or working condition (HUNT). These factors are clearly identifiable as the differential gender gap in numerous jobs, within and outside of STEM. However, STEM fields hold a major portion of biggest gender gap jobs. On average, in a STEM field, women would be paid about 16,000 dollars less than a man (CENSUS

The underrepresentation of women in STEM is important to me because I am a woman who wants to work in a STEM field. I want to explore and study Biology and Physiology in order to discover the causes of death. I want to make a difference in helping to eradicate diseases or to bring closure to families by helping to solve crimes. I have taken upper-level STEM courses and was dismayed to find that my classmates were predominately male; males who were diametrically opposed to allowing females to lead experiments do so as this is how they have been educated and conditioned to accept as the

areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics employers are not getting enough women (Pozniak). High school girls only represent 17 percent of computer science Advance Placement (AP) test takers (O'Shea). The most significant group of minorities who are behind in earning computer technology degrees and working in science and mathematical professions are women. “Historically, women’s low representation in science and engineering was said to be due in large part of their lack of ability, interest, or both” (Horning 30). However, this is no longer a true fact according to Ward. Some suggestions to increasing the amount of women in sciences include introducing already present women faculty as mentors. Over the last three decades,