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DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v10.i2
Pages: 108
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DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v10.i2.40
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BUILDING A NETWORK TO SUPPORT GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
Jacqueline D. Spears
Women's Studies and Secondary Education, Kansas State University
Ruth A. Dyer
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Provost’s Office, Kansas State University
Suzanne E. Franks
Women in Engineering and Science Program, Kansas State University
Beth A. Montelone
Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901
ABSTRACT
Women today constitute over half of the U.S. population and almost half of its overall workforce, yet they make up less than a quarter of the science and engineering workforce. Many historical and social factors contribute to this discrepancy, and numerous individual, institutional, and governmental attempts have been made to redress it. However, many of the efforts to promote, include, and engage girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and professions have been made in isolation. At Kansas State University, the authors have begun a systemic effort to increase the participation of girls and women in STEM. This article describes the creation and initial activities of a network of partners that includes universities, school districts, corporations, governmental agencies, and nonprofit organizations, assembled under the aegis of a project supported by funding from the National Science Foundation.
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