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Portland State University

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2016

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Stellar Works: Searching For The Lives Of Women In Science, Jennifer Elizabeth Woodman Jun 2016

Stellar Works: Searching For The Lives Of Women In Science, Jennifer Elizabeth Woodman

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While women have had a profound impact in the world of science, they struggle to gain an equal foothold in many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields today. This has led to considerable public and private sector efforts to recruit women into these arenas. In order to understand how schools and nonprofits engage today's young women in STEM studies, this account includes time spent both in high school science classrooms and with ChickTech -- a Portland-based organization that works to provide a pathway into tech careers for high school-aged girls.

A historical perspective reveals that modern women aren't treading …