Interesting Stats on Girls & Science, Math & Technology

by Bright Tutoring on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 9:07am ·

*Men earn 3X as many doctorates as women.
*The enrollment of girls/women in computer science majors declined 70% in the first half of this decade.
*In a room full of 100 engineers, only 9 would be women.
*In the US, only 8 women have ever walked in space.
*Media images of female scientists are rare, and 65% of adults can't name a single female scientist.
*Out of 3.25 million Americans employed in math and computer science occupations, only 27% are women.
*Between 2004-2014, jobs requiring science, engineering or technical training will increase 24%.

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