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kaliasnow

Schools and Closing the Gender Gap Related to STEM - 0 views

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EDCI325 technology EER leadership GenderEquity 2017

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  • kaliasnow on 01 Apr 17
     
    This article focuses on gender equity and what is/isn't being done to address it.
elleneoneil

Statistics | National Girls Collaborative Project - 1 views

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EDCI325 gender equity gender-equity EER 2017

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  • In 2012, 11.2% of bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering, 8.2% of master’s degrees in science and engineering, and 4.1% of doctorate degrees in science and engineering were awarded to minority women
  • Women make up half of the total U.S. college-educated workforce, but only 29% of the science and engineering workforce
  • Minority women comprise fewer than 1 in 10 employed scientists and engineer
  • elleneoneil on 27 Mar 17
     
    Statistics on diverse learners in STEM fields (including minorities and women)
elleneoneil

Harvey Mudd College offers unique curriculum in computer science - Business Insider - 0 views

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EDCI325 EER gender equity gender-equity College 2017

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  • elleneoneil on 27 Mar 17
     
    How Harvey Mudd College is changing their teaching to prepare students for the world outside of school. This relates to the Newsweek article because their example is of how Harvey Mudd College went about encouraging woman participants in Computer Science degrees. Clearly, harvey Mudd College is doing something right since their students earn a lot of money.
elleneoneil

How Can We Encourage More Women to Study Computer Science? - 0 views

www.newsweek.com/-study-computer-science-341652

EDCI325 gender equity EER gender-equity 2017

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  • 1995, 29 percent of bachelor’s degrees in computer science were awarded to women; by 2012, the most recent year for which NSF data is available, only 18 percent of computer science undergraduates were women.
  • I also know firsthand how computer science and technology make for a great career, offering a good income, work-life balance and opportunities to travel. They also offer a chance to make significant contributions to the world, by working on important societal problems.
  • more on creative problem-solving. They included topics to show the breadth of the field and the ways in which it could benefit society.
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  • the faculty assigned team-based projects so students coded together. And most importantly, they made the courses fun.
  • A number of studies have shown that research experiences for undergraduate students increase retention and confidence in STEM fields, factors that are particularly important for women and minorities.
  • students get to see role models and are excited about the many amazing technology career paths they can pursue.
  • The National Science Foundation’s most recent (2012) report shows that computer science has the lowest proportion of women receiving bachelor degrees of all the STEM fields. The percentage dipped to a mere 11 percent from 2007 to 2009 and gradually returned to 14 percent by 2013 to 2014.
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