Only about 12% of undergraduate women are STEM majors. STEM is a commonly used acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; which are fields that are imperative in our society today. There are a lot of reasons why this number is so ridiculously low, however an often overlooked reason is the confidence gap between men and women when pursuing education, jobs, … [Read more...]
The Rise of Influential Women Who Made It Big in Big Data
Generous salaries and lucrative career prospects have made technology a brilliant career choice for those who have a knack for logic, reasoning, coding, math, and science. Besides men, women like Radhika Kulkarni, Monica Rogati, Claudia Perlich, Lillian Pierson, and many others have passionately played a prominent role in serving the Big Data community of the world. These women … [Read more...]
Women in Tech are Making Their Mark – Infographic
Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Meg Whitman may be the leading faces for "Women In Tech," but how does their celebrity translate for other women in the field? Sadly, not as well as you might think. For example, did you know that although women hold 57% of all the jobs in the workforce, they only hold 25% of the jobs in the computing/technology industry? Fortunately, … [Read more...]
Developing a Career in Information and Communication Technologies
Sponsored by Chandler Macleod: Research has shown again and again that there are not enough women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers. While women make up half of the workforce, they only make up a quarter of STEM workers. The problem starts long before women get to the workforce. The number of women going to college to study for STEM careers has … [Read more...]
Women in Computer Science – Time to Change the Ratio [Infographic]
What are the social and cultural perceptions that hold women back from pursuing computer science as an area of study? How can we encourage more girls to pursue careers in computer science and other STEM careers? Those are two of the questions Play-i answers in its new infographic, "How Girls Hold Themselves Back from Pursuing Computer Science." The declining number of women … [Read more...]
Gender Wage Gap in Engineering Driven by Professional Culture
The gender wage gap in engineering is caused by cultural ideologies in the engineering profession according to research by Rice University Assistant Professor Erin Cech, Ph.D. The report was published by Oxford University Press in partnership with the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and first appeared in Social Forces, a leading … [Read more...]
The Rapid Decline of Women in STEM Careers [Infographic]
The gender wage gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers is alive and well as you can see in the Women in Science: Under the Microscope I shared on Women on Business earlier this year. More women are needed in STEM careers (learn three critical reasons why), but the number of women pursuing STEM careers is actually decreasing. In 1985, 37% of … [Read more...]
Women in STEM Careers and the Gender Gap [Infographic]
According to research from the White House Council on Women and Girls, just 25% of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce are women. If that's not bad enough, those women are also paid significantly less than men. For example, in the biological sciences field, the average woman's salary equates to just 76% of the average man's salary. In the … [Read more...]