Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Have you ever wondered why, when browsing the internet looking for scientists, technologists, engineers, or mathematicians, most of the results show men? Or have you ever wondered if there was someone out there who might look like you doing work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)? Our research aimed to better understand why STEM fields are not diverse in gender or race, and to empower the next generation of STEM leaders through a project called STEM-It-Yourself (SIY). Through SIY, we introduced middle school girls to women in STEM who are representative of the girls’ races. By hearing about the STEM journeys of the presenters, who were women, and Black, Indigenous, and people of Color (BIPOC), the girls participating in SIY could cultivate STEM identities, which could motivate them to stay in STEM and help diversify the STEM workforce.
Source: Frontiers for Young Minds
Authors: Siobahn Day Grady, Natalie Tucker, Christopher Lawson
Institution: North Carolina Central University
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402807292