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Big gap in women in science technology engineering and math (STEM) professions

Today, the Department of Commerce released a study about the gender gap of women in STEM careers. The report indicates some significant issues regarding women in STEM:

  • Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs. This has been the case throughout the past decade, even as college-educated women have increased their share of the overall workforce.

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