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Updates from Silicon Valley
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MWM
Summit and Gala, Washington, DC, September 21,
2015
Association
of Science-Technology Centers Conference,
Montreal, October 17-20, 2015
National
Summit for Educational Equity, Alexandria, VA,
April 12-14, 2016
HESTEC
Community Day at The University of Texas-Pan American
features educational exhibits, food and activity booths, exciting
presentations and a concert showcasing performances for people of all
ages,
October 10, 2015
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There are nothing but opportunities for students thinking about
careers in STEM. The field continues to shift, just as student
perceptions do. That is why NAPE, Destination Imagination, National
Girls Collaborative, and Educational Research Center of America
(ERCA) are collaborating on a research project focused on high school
students' perceptions of STEM careers. Our ultimate objective is to
stimulate a dialogue on career pathways among parents, teachers, and
students.
By including your students as part of this important research
project, you can help them:
- further consider
their strengths, interests, and the career options open to them;
- receive targeted
information from colleges, universities, career and technical
schools, and other postsecondary institutions seeking to recruit
students with their specific interests, talents, skill sets, and
career goals; and
- gain more access to
postsecondary scholarship opportunities.
Please watch your inbox during the back-to-school season
for a package from The Research Consortium on STEM Career Pathways.
If you want to make sure you receive this package, please send your
name, high school name, and complete school mailing address to ERCA
at: info@studentresearch.org with "STEM Career
Survey" in the subject line to make sure you're on the list!
Later this year, we will post information from the pilot phase of
this project on our websites and the major, annual report will follow
in 2016. Thank you for participating!
For equity, access, and diversity,
Mimi
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Why Did I Give Up on Math? Ask My Mom
A.K. White, The Washington Post
The weird connection between mothers,
daughters and math.
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Gender Bias Is Real: Women's Perceived
Competency Drops Significantly When Judged As Being Forceful
A new study revealed that gender bias
in the workplace is real, finding that women's perceived
competency drops by 35% and their perceived worth falls by $15,088
when they are judged as being "forceful" or
"assertive." Read More
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This Is What Women in STEM Look Like
Around the World
Julie Zeilinger, Identities.Mic
Female scientists, technologists,
engineers. and mathematicians worldwide are breaking barriers and
making incredible contributions to their fields despite the odds. Read
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Teen Girls and the Persistence of
Gender Stereotypes
Randye Hode, The Atlantic
A new study reveals that
adolescents-male and female-still largely prefer men in leadership
positions. Read
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How The Natural History Museum Is
Changing the Ratio of Women and Minorities in STEM
Lydia Dishman, Fast Company
Beyond the dioramas and dinosaurs, the
American Museum of Natural History is working behind the scenes to
boost equality in STEM. Read More >>
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#ILookLikeAnEngineer Challenges
Stereotypes
Sexist responses to an ad featuring a
female engineer have turned into a rare opportunity to highlight the
contributions of women and people of color to the technology
industry. Read
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Can These Dolls--Who Star in Their Own
Netfix Show--Make STEM Cool?
First there was Barbie. Then came her
hyper-sexualized cousins, Bratz. Next, playthings designed to look
more like actual girls. Now a line of math- and science-loving dolls,
each of which comes with its own experiment kit. Read
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Why Women in Tech Came to a
"Halt"
Quick, name a couple of famous female
coders in the vein of Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. Nobody comes to
mind, eh? Nowadays, two of the best-known women in computer science
might just be characters on a TV show. Read
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Watch Amy Poehler's Fun New Web Series
About Science
Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science
You go, girl. Read
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Recessions Nudge More Women Into
Science Jobs
Women's college majors are more
sensitive to economic conditions than men's. Read
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Developing Targeted Initiatives for
Women of Color in Tech
Ramona Ortega, Tech Crunch
More than 30 diverse tech startups
recently attended the first-ever White House Demo Day as part of
President Obama's Startup America initiative to call attention to the
low numbers of women and minority tech entrepreneurs. Read
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Why Aren't Women Staying in Computer
Science?
Lulu Chang, Digital Trends
It wasn't always like this, you know.
The tech scene wasn't always a continuation of frat culture with more
algorithms thrown in. Women weren't always unicorns in the tech
scene, comprising just 11 percent of engineers in the field (on a
good day). Read
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