University receives grant to increase numbers of women in math and science

Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2013-09-25 21:28

Article here. Excerpt:

'UVU* has been selected to receive a grant to increase female performance and participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields as part of a statewide initiative.

Susan Thackeray, director of Career and Technical Education, is a Utah leader in promoting gender equality in STEM. Her determination led to the reception of the grant.

The grant includes a 3-year funded research project to analyze why women at UVU are not as involved in STEM as men.
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Last year 392 men pursued degrees in a STEM, compared to 305 women. More than 230 of those women were accounted for in a health related program.

Students and faculty are urged to support women who are interested in studying STEM subjects in all phases of life.'

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*Utah Valley University

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392 + 305 = 697

305 / 697 = .4376, or 43.76% of all STEM students were female.

Does this 6.24% differential from a 50-50 split indicate a severe crisis in female STEM field pursuit?

Guess so. But for all we know, they're looking at it from the perspective of the number of matriculated males and females. If 60% of the students are female, the difference shifts to 16.24%. Now, is there *still* a crisis? Heck yes, it's even WORSE, arrgghh!! If so, well let's ignore the 10% difference between the sexes of the enrolled students and just focus on the politically correct thing to do rather than deal with the gorilla in the room.

Yes, now look at the stats that we're all so familiar with around men going to college, staying in high school, getting post-bac degrees, etc. Now does all that constitute a crisis? Apparently, not. Not either to the gov't, feminists, or schools at any level, based on an examination of how they're spending their (or often, our) money.

Men are woefully under-represented in the high-paying profession held traditionally by women known as nursing. Does anyone care? No, apparently.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2013-09-26 02:37