2022年3月29日 · Women in STEM are paid more than 75 percent less than men, and get this: the pay gap between Black women and Latinas and white men in STEM has actually widened since 2016, according to the Pew Research Center. You know what that means?

From leading and teaching to research and invention here are just a few of the many trailblazers showing the world what it means to be a Latina in STEM. STEM Path: Science. Jazyn L. Carvajal is the daughter of a Chilean father and a Puerto Rican mother.

2024年11月14日 · One of the earliest known Latinas in STEM is Dr. Ynés Mexía, a Mexican American botanist that made significant contributions to botany. She started her career later in life, at age 51, and collected plant specimens over 13 years from regions in the Americas. Ms. Mexía discovered about 500 new species and several were named after her.

Black women make up 2.2% of STEM students; Hispanic and/or Latinx women make up 4.8% of STEM students; Indigenous women make up 0.3% of STEM students; Hawaiian or Pacific Islander women make up 0% of STEM students; Women of two or more races make up 3% of STEM students (NCES, 2019)

2022年9月6日 · But diversity and specifically female minorities participation is important as both engineering and STEM are tools that are shaping our world daily. The Student Research Foundation found that Hispanic women represented 7% of the total workforce, but just 2% of STEM workers in 2018.

2024年3月29日 · Their research is not only changing the face of STEM but also inspiring the next generation of innovators. This list highlights ten exceptional Latina scientists who are leaders in their respective fields and role models for aspiring women scientists everywhere. 1. …

2017年9月28日 · Believing that lucrative STEM fields can pull low-income communities of color out of poverty and instill young girls and women with financial independence, groups across the nation have emerged to...

2024年9月26日 · These remarkable women represent the strength and spirit of Hispanic values as they conquer the world of STEM. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, let us honor and be inspired by their contributions and achievements, continuing to break barriers and expanding the female presence in STEM.

2021年2月9日 · Meet these five Latin American women who inspire new generations of girls and women in science. Over 60% of children who are starting elementary school today will have jobs that do not exist today. The world needs more science and science needs women and girls.

2021年9月27日 · People of Latin American descent continue to be under-represented in STEM and it’s clear there’s still a lot of work that needs to happen. According to a recent PEW study, Latinos make up 17 percent of the workforce in this country, but only 8 percent of all STEM workers, and that number has only increased by one percent since 2016. That ...