According to the NAPE STEM Equity Pipeline Press, Sen. Mary Landrieu (LA), has introduced new legislation aiming to boost the participation of women and minorities in STEM fields, through the authorization of additional National Science Foundation grants. The "Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2012" (S. 3475) was introduced on 1 August 2012.
Additionally, Google is working to increase the numbers of females in high-tech jobs in the Silicon Valley. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/technology/in-googles-inner-circle-a-falling-number-of-women.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120823
Finally, the Huffington Post's David Goldberg and Mark Somerville discuss the variety of diversity that is necessary to make engineering creative and innovative for future global needs, as well as how to address the diversity gap in engineering education. Part of the solution appears to be the message about what engineering really involves, thus making it attractive to many more potential engineers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-goldberg/engineering-education-reform-_b_1826537.html
Additionally, Google is working to increase the numbers of females in high-tech jobs in the Silicon Valley. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/technology/in-googles-inner-circle-a-falling-number-of-women.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120823
Finally, the Huffington Post's David Goldberg and Mark Somerville discuss the variety of diversity that is necessary to make engineering creative and innovative for future global needs, as well as how to address the diversity gap in engineering education. Part of the solution appears to be the message about what engineering really involves, thus making it attractive to many more potential engineers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-goldberg/engineering-education-reform-_b_1826537.html
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