{"id":593,"date":"2023-03-17T09:39:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T09:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2023-03-17T09:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T09:39:36","slug":"how-can-we-empower-the-next-generation-of-women-in-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/news\/how-can-we-empower-the-next-generation-of-women-in-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we empower the next generation of women in STEM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"356\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-594 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617-500x223.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/356;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dreamstime_s_265897617-500x223.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Photo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/handwriting-text-women-stem-word-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-scientist-research-text-sign-showing-women-image265897617\">265897617<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/nialowwa_info\">Niall Wiggan<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/stock-photos\">Dreamstime.com<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/national-girls-collaborative\">National Girls Collaborative Project<\/a>, women make up half of the overall workforce, but just 34% of STEM positions. Women of color especially face some of the biggest hurdles in the industry. In 2022, BIPOC women made up less than 10% of the STEM U.S. workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To close this gap, we need to do a better job of giving women the opportunity to lead so they can bring others along with them. There needs to be a shift and I\u2019m calling on all leaders to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/diversity\/empower-women-stem-kanioura-pepsico\/?utm_source=cb_daily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20230309&amp;utm_content=intro&amp;utm_term=content\">Please click link for the full article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the&nbsp;National Girls Collaborative Project, women make up half of the overall workforce, but just 34% of STEM positions. Women of color especially face some of the biggest hurdles in the industry. In 2022, BIPOC women made up less than 10% of the STEM U.S. workforce. To close this gap, we need to do a better job of giving women the opportunity to lead so they can bring others along with them. There needs to be a shift and I\u2019m calling on all leaders to take action. 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