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Slow Progress in Closing Engineering/Computer Science Higher Education Gender Gap

The numbers are moving upwards, but very slowly. Over a 10 year period (2010 to 2020), female bachelor’s degree holders in engineering/computer science increased from 17.3% to 22.1%; women with master’s degrees went from 24.4% to 30.3%; and doctoral degrees for women went from 22% to 24.4%.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

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Bill Introduced In Congress Honors Female Astronaut Pioneers

The Women in STEM Caucus has introduced its inaugural bill in the 118th Congress, acknowledging the contributions of the initial group of women to successfully complete the first phases of astronaut testing before training was unable to continue because of their gender.»  Link to the original article