Groups Attempt to Close STEM 'Girl Gap'

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2012-02-01 19:53

Article here. Excerpt:

'STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education has been a high priority in the recent efforts put toward education reform. One of President Obama’s priorities in his reform efforts has been making these classes and programs available to everyone regardless of race, socioeconomic status and gender with the hopes of preparing them for careers in those fields.

Recently, many are implementing programs that are focusing on introducing younger girls into these subjects. These programs range anywhere from national efforts like the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) to local efforts like Techbridge, to even smaller efforts like clubs and classes specifically created with the intent of gaining girls’ interest in the subject.

At the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, N.J., a task force of top thinkers in these areas has been formed to come up with solutions to help close this “girl gap” in STEM fields.'

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"Only 40 percent of bachelor’s degrees in science and math being earned by women, and even less are earned in technology and engineering at 19 percent. With numbers like these, one thing every group can agree on is that effort needs to be made to get women need to gain interest in these subjects when they are young girls in elementary and middle school."

So 40% girl attendance in STEM fields suggests "... every group can agree on is that effort needs to be made to...", but 40% overall college for men is unimportant, so much so that efforts are being made to reduce it further by encouraging women into the seats usually filled by men.

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Submitted by Kratch on Thu, 2012-02-02 20:45