The 'E' in STEM Stands for Everyone
STEM is the backbone of our society. Standing for, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, these subjects have been crucial to our growth as a community. However, the STEM fields have often been dominated by the male-identifying population. Referred to as the "Gender Gap," for many years there has been an imbalance between men and women working in STEM. The purpose of this site is to bring light to the situation and provide resources to work towards closing the gap.
This data shows that only a small increase of female students have chosen to study STEM and have been successful.
As shown, the number of women working in STEM fields has increased. However, they are still largely outnumbered by men in the field.
“Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game.”
-Nichelle Nichols
In the article, "Keeping Girls in STEM: 3 Barriers, 3 Solutions" author Carly Berwick notes that when children were asked to draw a mathematician or scientist, girls were twice as likely to draw men as they were to draw women.
If we give young girls exposure to STEM subjects throughout their schooling, maybe they'll start drawing scientists as women instead of men.
The Gender Gap in STEM won't be closed overnight, but if we give the proper resources to schools more young women will take an interest in the subject. They'll be encouraged and supported to pursue STEM. Then, we'll start to see some changes in the fields. For now, we can work together to make resources available, which is what this site is for.