Reducing Tech Gender Barriers Could Unleash a $212 Billion Opportunity
According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) , the share of women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) roles is on the rise.
That’s the good news.
The not-so-great news, according to NCSES data, is that about two-thirds (65 percent) of those women put their STEM careers in motion by earning a bachelor’s degree, while less than half of men (43 percent) working in STEM cleared that same academic hurdle.?
In other words: even though the number of women in the STEM professions rose 31 percent between 2011 and 2021, the nearly 23 million men working in STEM weren’t necessarily expected to achieve the same academic accomplishments that their female counterparts were.?
Not only do NCSES findings suggest women are being asked to clear a higher educational bar to enter STEM fields, but the agency also found that — once employed — women earn less.
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