The current study used a Black feminist thought framework and narrative analysis to conduct a longitudinal exploration of how three successful Black women biomedical graduate students make sense of and respond to gendered racism they experienced and the coping strategies they employ as they persist.
Higher education pipeline suggests long path ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering
Recent events prompted scientists in the United States and throughout the world to consider how systematic racism affects the scientific enterprise. This paper provides evidence of inequities related to race–ethnicity and gender in graduate school experiences and career plans of PhD students in the top 100 ranked departments in one science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) discipline, chemistry.
Program will prioritize women, deaf and hard-of-hearing, and AALANA graduate students RIT was awarded a nearly $2 million grant by the NSF to create a new research traineeship program for Ph.D. and MS students, AWAREness for Sensing Humans Responsibly with AI (AWARE-AI). The National Science Foundation (NSF) reports that in 2019, only 22.9 percent of [...]
We all have an interest in increasing the number of women who pursue technology careers. The demand for software engineers outstrips current supply and is expected to continue to grow. These are interesting, flexible, well-paid jobs that offer a chance to make an impact; women should have access to these careers. Yet the percentage of [...]
In recognition of the paucity of equal representation in STEM education and careers, Understanding Interventions aims to mutually inform scholarship and practice, develop and enhance the community interested in educational interventions, and provide professional development for all STEM persons.
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