Gender Gap in STEM Education Continues Despite Appeal of High Wage Careers, Strong Job Growth Rate
March 08, 2018
March 08, 2018
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 8 -- ACT issued the following news release:
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers are equally appealing to female and male students, but the achievement gap between the two groups continues, with females again trailing males in terms of readiness for college STEM coursework, according to ACT's newly released report, STEM Education in the U.S.: Where We Are and What We Can Do.
"Women make up nearly half of the US workfo . . .
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers are equally appealing to female and male students, but the achievement gap between the two groups continues, with females again trailing males in terms of readiness for college STEM coursework, according to ACT's newly released report, STEM Education in the U.S.: Where We Are and What We Can Do.
"Women make up nearly half of the US workfo . . .