Advancing Women in STEM: How to Do it!

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Presenter:Sara Scheller

Manager, Center for Women in BusinessU.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

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Advancing Women in STEM: How to Do it!

Reaching the Full Potential of STEMfor Women and the U.S. Economy

Available online atcwb.uschamber.com

This report:• Examines the participation of women in STEM

education and occupations in the U.S. over thepast several decades.

• Surveyed experts in various sectors to identifyways to attract women to STEM.

• Includes opinions, advice, and anecdotes fromthese experts on how their organizations areattracting women to STEM.

Where are the Women?

• Women earn 57% of all bachelor’s degrees• However, of women graduates, only 6% have degrees in STEM fields.• By comparison, 20% of male graduates have STEM degrees.

Ursula BurnsXerox Corporation

Marissa MayerYahoo

Sheryl SandbergFacebook

Ginni RomettyIBM

A Demand for STEM Workers

The Value of Women in STEM

Michelle ZatlynCloudFlare

Someone who has a differentviewpoint or skillset but a

shared vision is the person youwant on your team.

The STEM Gap in Higher Education

Interest in STEM

Why Women Don’t Choose STEM

Kimberly BryantBlack Girls CODE

Eliminate the term“culture fit.”

How We Can Get More Women in STEM

1.Start Early

2.Focus on Mentoring

3.Support STEMPrograms for Women

4.Humanize STEM

Start Early

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Building Confidence

Claire ShipmanAuthor and Journalist

Confidence matters asmuch as competence.

Focus on Mentoring(Hint: Men Can Mentor Too!)

Men are just as capable ofinspiring the next generationof women in the field.

Sara FriarSquare

Down to the Core

Successful Programs

Susan MolinariGoogle

We are focusing onprograms that increaseaccess and exposure tocomputer science.

Changing the Story of STEM

Sondra BarbourLockheed Martin

We need to show girls what STEMis all about. We can’t just talk to

them about the statistics and saythere’s a lot of opportunity. They

need role models.

Humanizing STEM

We must share howrewarding it is to be an

engineer.

Patricia ElizondoXerox Corporation

Michelle ZatlynCloudFlare

Technology is a greatcareer for anyone thatwants to change the

world.

STEM Women Role Models

Stephanie KwolekKevlar Inventor

Hedy LamarrActress and Inventor

Elizabeth HolmesTheranos

Meredith PerryuBeam

Building a World for Women and Men

Debbie SterlingGoldieBlox

STEM jobs are building theworld in which we live and it’sincredibly important to have

the female perspective.

Advancing Women in STEM: How to Do it!

Advancing Women in STEM: How to Do it!

Presenter:Sara Scheller

Manager, Center for Women in BusinessU.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

sscheller@uschamber.com202-463-5398

Website:cwb.uschamber.com