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January 22, 2016 12:04 pm GMT
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These STEM initiatives are inspiring women and girls around the globe
Our society is inching toward a future when the phrase "you code like a girl" will be a compliment of the highest order
But there are significant hurdles before we get there. The statistics behind women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) are still far from indicating an even playing field.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, female employees fill fewer than 25% of STEM jobs — even though they make up nearly half of the overall workforce. In the startup world, just 5% of women head up their own companies. And these disheartening numbers haven't changed much in the past decade Read more...
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