Women in STEM and The Art of Computer Science

Why there are still far too few women in STEM Research Sexism is the reason that very few women are in STEM. The biggest issue is that not many women are getting into university to study STEM, therefore they are not graduating and pursuing a career in the field. Woman in leadership roles post graduation in STEM is just as high- they are more likely to work as contract facility or assistant professors (Statistics Canada 2009) Many people believe the reason not many women are in STEM because they cannot balance their careers with their families. However, many women actually do not become successful in STEM because they are expected to take on feminine roles such as taking notes and getting coffee for their superiors and are often frowned upon when they take on more masculine roles such as assertiveness. Visible minorities have it even worse, they are even more cases of discrimination in this case. Women are still very much discriminated against in the field, but often...

Introduction to Topic and Feedback  November 3, 2017 😁 Presentation of Women in STEM and the Art of Computer Science intro went very well! The audience responded really well to my pitch, especially because the topic is specific to me and I can personally relate. The presentation will specifically focus on women in STEM and will use the specific example of art in computer science in order to show women that there is more to STEM fields then just numbers. Women are incredibly underrepresented in all STEM fields, and I want to begin an inspiring change.  Points to remember: Introduce STEM as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the beginning of my Ted Talk. Relate to a more broad topic once in a while to connect all audiences, such as the topic: "Pursue dreams".  Talk about inspiring women in STEM who should  be famous.