Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)

Since the 2001 release of NCRW’s seminal publication "Balancing the Equation: Where Are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology?" women have made significant strides in STEM-related studies and careers. However, progress in some areas has fallen short, particularly in technical fields – engineering, biochemistry and computer science/technology – in which women are still largely under-represented. The barriers and obstacles to women’s advancement are numerous and complex including gender bias, lack of mentoring and economic hardship. Efforts need to be stepped up to reduce these constraints.

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Resources

NCRW Resources

Reports & Publications

THE GIRLS REPORT: What We Know & Need to Know About Growing Up Female
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 10:29am
Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Technology?
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 10:26am

Blog Posts

Women in STEM and Negotiation
RChaleff
By Rebecca Chaleff*Last Thursday, September 22nd, I went to CUNY Graduate Center’s event, “Women in Science: Negotiating a Successful...
Department of Commerce Releases STEM Gender Gap Report
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 By Ariella Faitelson*
FAST FACT: Scary Stats on the STEM Gap
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Allie Fernandez*
Women Atop Their Fields Dissect the Scientific Life
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Looking to Women in America for Solutions
Kate Meyer
*By Kate MeyerLast week Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Preeta Bansal...

Related Topics

Barriers & Challenges to Advancement
Building Pipelines
Funding STEM
Girls & STEM
Legal Instruments
Successful Strategies & Programs
Women in STEM
Women's Leadership

Member Experts

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Mariko Chang
Dr. Mariko Chang is the author of the new book, Shortchanged: Why Women Have Less Wealth and What Can Be Done About It, and the main author of the...
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Linda Basch, Ph.D.
Linda Basch, PhD, President, has led the National Council for Research on Women since 1996. Under her leadership, the Council has grown into a...

Member Organizations

News

  • Gender equity: Doing the math
    January 24, 2012

     Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, the coauthors of "The Truth About Girls and Boys: Challenging Toxic Stereotypes About Our Children," argue that as boys and girls become more equal in math skills, everyone benefits.
  • Science grant to help women
    January 17, 2012

     A National Science Foundation grant recently awarded to Gonzaga University is aimed at bringing more women into science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers, often called the STEM fields.
  • French breast implants: a Science-ish saga?
    January 13, 2012

     Since December, health authorities around the world have been scrambling about what to do with women who have French-made Poly Implant Prosthesis (PIP) breast implants lodged in their bodies. Watching different countries respond to the news...
  • More Patents Granted to Women in Recent Years
    January 10, 2012

     The number of women obtaining patents has grown at an accelerating rate over the past 35 years and in numbers considerably higher than previously reported, a new study commissioned by the National Women's Business Council (NWBC) has found.
  • Out-of-School Time Drawing Girls Into STEM
    January 6, 2012

     It’s another engineering “design challenge” at Techbridge, an after-school program for girls that encourages interest in STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—subjects. Close to 30 girls are here...