Diversity & Equity

Articles

• For LGBT Students, a STEM Career is a Less Likely Option – an article discussing research that suggests LGBT students are being driven out of STEM majors (Article from Pacific Standard)
• The More Gender Equality, the Fewer Women in STEM – this article discusses a strange paradox explored by a recent study. In countries that empower women, they are less likely to choose math and science professions (Article from The Atlantic)
• Women in Physics Face Big Hurdles — Still – discusses the difficulties, stereotypes, and factors that deter women in physics from obtaining their degree (Article from Nature)
• Closing the Gender Gap – learn about the issues affecting the gender gap and resources on  how to close it  (Article from Learn How to Become)
• The 5 Biases Pushing Women Out of STEM – explores the hardships and biases experienced by women in the STEM workforce (Article from Harvard Business Review)

Data and Reports

• NCSES: Science and Engineering Indicators 2020 – current page with a multitude of reports on the state of U.S. Science and Engineering, state by state indicators, and even more
• NCSES: Women, Minorites, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2019 – a report with interactable graphs and charts on information related to these groups and their participation in Science and Engineering
• ASEE: Engineering By the Numbers 2018 – a comprehensive report on engineering enrollment in universities by gender, discipline, ethnicity, and more.
• National Girls Collaborative Project Statistics – a page containing statistics on diversity in K-12 schools, higher education, and the STEM workforce