Looking Ahead to 2013 and Beyond INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND STEM SUMMIT XII Women in STEM: Progress and Challenges in Closing the Gender Gap

2 STEM professionals by gender National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES): S&E Indicators % in 19608% in % in 19601% in 1960

3 Women earn half of STEM degrees AAUW 2015 report: “Solving the Equation: The Variables for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing”

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5 Snapshot: Women in STEM EXCITEEXPANDFOCUSFINISHEMPLOY Pre-K - 5Grades 6-8Grades 9-12Years 13-20Years Girls and boys have equal abilities and interest in all STEM subjects Disparities in science course-taking emerge Girls’ math course-taking higher than or equal to that of males Gender gap shows up on campus in engineering and computer science Gender gap in retention in engineering fields social conditioning unconscious biases institutional practices

6 STEM Summit XII: Solutions Focus Our conversation starts from the position that all organizations (schools, colleges, employers) want women to fully participate in STEM fields Active interventions at all levels (K-12, higher ed, and workplace) are successful at increasing female participation in STEM This summit will explore these promising practices

7 STEM Summit XII Agenda 8:15 Welcome and Overview 8:30‘Inspirations and Challenges’ panel discussion 9:15Dr. Rajini Rao. “Nature vs. Nurture: Addressing the Gender Imbalance in STEM” 9:45Promising Practices: Small Groups Sessions 10:305 Slides in 5 Minutes 10:50MG Jennifer Napper 11:30Adjourn

Looking Ahead to 2013 and Beyond INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND STEM SUMMIT XII Women in STEM: Progress and Challenges in Closing the Gender Gap