She wrote in a Huffington Post blog, Voice 7 This is one of the top schools for studying STEM subjects. Jennifer Selvidge is a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “The best reason I can give is the general conflict between people’s family desires and employers’ desires for high power and high intensity.” Voice 1Īlso, many women say that they do not try to get STEM jobs because other people discourage them. Lawrence Summers also talked about this in his comments about why fewer women work in STEM. Employers commonly expect workers to leave behind everything else until the project is finished – even if they have to work in the middle of the night. They say that STEM jobs are more demanding and difficult for people with family responsibilities. People also think that women do not choose STEM careers because of marriage and children. You go into schools and the children will tell you that.” Voice 2 This does not agree with the information we have. “There is a huge belief that boys are better at math. Boaler is a math education professor at Stanford University. One of the most common is that women are less skilled in science, technology, engineering and math. Many different theories exist about why more men are in STEM careers. But less and less women are going into STEM jobs. “Being able to get an education is not a solution all on its own.” Voice 1 She told the US News and World Report, Voice 4 Sophia Huyer is the Executive Director of the international organization Women in Global Science and Technology. But they do not take jobs in science, technology, engineering and math.
In some countries, women are studying STEM subjects. However, the problem is even more serious. They found that less than 30% of women study STEM subjects. These included the US, Korea, India, and Europe. The foundation did research in countries in some of the world’s largest economies. The Elsevier Foundation is an international organization that supports women in STEM jobs. They also report low global percentages of women studying computer science. The UN reports that in the area of engineering, men are the majority in almost every country. They are able to help achieve long-term development and the end of poverty.” Voice 2 “New ideas and improvements in STEM are very important. The global economy needs more and more people working in STEM jobs. Voice 1Īlmost every part of modern life involves technology and science. But is genetics the reason? Could it be culture, or history? Are women able to be as good at STEM jobs as men? Today’s Spotlight is on women and STEM careers. It is true that fewer women than men have STEM work. Some people were so angry at this comment that they walked out of the conference! The next day, media around the world were talking about Lawrence Summers’ comments.
He said that people should consider that genetics could be the reason more men than women are in STEM work. Summers claimed that men were more highly skilled in math and science.
His words made a lot of people very angry. Voice 2Īt the time of the conference, Summers was president of the famous Harvard University. It is a well-known fact that most of the people who work in STEM jobs are men. STEM is the first letter of science, technology, engineering and math. These kinds of jobs are called STEM jobs. The conference was about women who work in science and engineering jobs. A man named Lawrence Summers was speaking at a conference. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.Ĭlick here to follow along with this program on YouTube.
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