About a month ago I posted my opinion on an article about women missing out on computer science careers. Today, I'm going to talk about an article discussing some ways to solve the problem of the lack of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers.
The focus of the article was on a mentor program called Million Women Mentor. It was created with the goal of creating a sustainable pipeline of women by mobilizing and engaging one million men and women to serve as STEM mentors by 2018. The point of the program is to create a pathway for young girls to become interested in STEM fields at an early age. It's also maintaining a woman's interest in STEM. It's not enough to just get women to earn their degrees in these fields, but helping them stay in those fields throughout their careers. The program also aims to develop that path in different ways. Some ways to create this path are face-to-face internships, online resources, internships, etc.
I truly love this article because it's one solution that has been developed to the problem of women's lack of participation in STEM fields. It shows what people can do to help close the gap and also gives examples. What I especially liked about the article was that it discussed not only getting women in these careers, but also finding ways to make sure they stay there. Let's hope that other initiatives such as this begin to arise more frequently.
Here is a picture with very interesting facts found on the article:
Click the link below to go to the original article:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bonniemarcus/2014/03/28/mentors-help-create-a-sustainable-pipeline-for-women-in-stem/
