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As a little girl, I carried around a toy screw driver instead of a doll. My mother and father supported mypassion for toy trucks, Legos, cars, and building. My father always let me help him fix things around thehouse. There are many girls who had the same passion that...

Women have been part of many major developments in science, particularly computer science. While Countess Ada Lovelace first theorized the modern computer in the 1840s, these devices were developed and programmed by women a century later during the second World War....

The main suggestion I have to help improve representation of women in STEM fields is to help women see how they can have a good balance between being a mother and a professional. I know for me this was a major deciding factor in why I chose Civil Engineering as my...

As many have anticipated the portrayal of women in STEM(science, technology, engineering and math) fields has not risen in multiple years. Some fear women’s representation is decreasing. In order dissolve this concern someone must take action on this account....

I could speak to the fact that women are heartily underrepresented in STEM fields, yet it would be a travesty to ignore the reason behind the fact. Our society undervalues women. Women’s skills and achievements are not hindered by our sex, nor are our brains smaller...

Women are steadily getting more involved in STEM majors throughout the world, as feminism and a strive to succeed pushes them to break the mold of society and excel at a previously male dominated field. Ever since World War II, women have been working in fields that...

Improving Women’s Representation in STEM Fields: Inspiration & a Plan In 2018, records imply that women represent the majority of university graduates, but are extremely underrepresented within science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science...

People in a majority group often ask and expect minorities to do most of the work in relating their experience and how it can be improved. By the very power dynamic making these folks a minority, however, the biggest capacity for change rests in the hands of the...

To improve representation of women in STEM fields, companies, institutions of higher education, and local government could host a nationwide day, or week, of mentoring. If these entities collaborate, girls can be exposed to STEM in a way that is more inclusive,...