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Plugging the brain drain of women in the STEM fields.
News flash: Women are actually achieving or exceeding parity in earning undergraduate and terminal degrees in the fields of science, technologies, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Yet their numbers in the workplace aren't remotely representative of those in the classroom. It seems that after years of study and even achieving success in their fields, many high-performing women scientists and engineers are chucking it all for greener pastures.
Why are they leaving and just where are these greener pastures. Those questions intrigued Dr. Anne Petersen, the former deputy director and COO of the National Science Foundation who reviewed recent reports looking for answers. She spoke about the issues surrounding the brain drain of women in science and technology at the ADVANCE conference on The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility held at Iowa State University in October.
Currently the deputy director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and professor of psychology at Stanford University CA, Petersen has a background in mathematics, statistics and measurement, evaluation and statistical analysis. It includes stints on the faculty and in administration at the University of Chicago, Penn State University and the University of Minnesota. Her work at the center helps to advance knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences.
Kinder pastures?
Ending the brain drain of women in the STEM fields is a key factor for a positive economic future. Most studies indicate that the United States is continuing to fall behind other developed countries in the production of scientists and engineers. Despite labor shortages in these fields and growing numbers of women and minorities earnings STEM degrees, scanning the workforce reveals a very different landscape than in found in PhD programs.
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