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Can Mentorships Get More Girls Into STEM Subjects?

Edsurge

Khan works as a UX designer, and says her industry is male-dominated—a fact that hasn’t changed much since she switched over from graphic design for the new challenges and opportunities that UX presented. “I Most of the tech leads in my office are men, and we have one head female software developer. That’s about it.”

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Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South

The Hechinger Report

His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. Foster’s legacy of leveraging black talent in the STEM fields cannot be overstated. Trade Industry.

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Girls Who Code Founder Awarded McGraw Education Prize

Edsurge

After all, software is more powerful, more capable than it was in the past. We’re on track to achieve gender parity in entry-level computer science jobs by 2027. The challenge, from what I hear, is not about getting girls to major in computer science or CS-related fields; it’s encouraging them not to drop out three years into industry.

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Girls Who Code Goes to Capitol Hill: Can Congress Help Solve the Gender Gap in Tech?

Edsurge

After finishing her undergraduate degree, Rosen later returned to school and earned an associate degree in computing and information technology, going on to work as a programmer and software developer for companies including Summa Corporation, Citibank and Southwest Gas.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

Industry, not the child’s imagination as Seymour would have it, largely dictates the shape and direction of the CS trend. Despite all the investment and marketing surrounding CS and STEM education, the results – enrollments and graduation rates – have been mixed at best. “Everyone should learn to code.”

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Children'

Hack Education

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the occupations that will add the most new jobs in the next decade are personal care aides (754,000 new jobs), food service workers (579,900 new jobs), registered nurses (437,000 new jobs), home health aides (425,600 new jobs), software developers (253,400 new jobs), and janitors and cleaners (233,000).