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Dr. Omayra Ortega
IMA Career Options Workshop
March 27, 2010
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“In a world where advanced knowledge is
widespread and low-cost labor is readily
available, U.S. advantages in the
marketplace and in science and
technology have begun to erode.” In the report, “Rising Above the Gathering Storm:
Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter
Economic Future” published in 2007 by the
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public
Policy
We need more students in the STEM fields
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Equity
STEM jobs, higher paying
Right thing to do
Multiple perspectives improve scientific
research & innovation
Why engineers work in teams in the first
place!
Increase overall #s of STEM professionals
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NYC Public Schools Prep for Prep
Milton Academy – Private Boarding School
Pomona College Center for Talented Youth summer program where I taught math courses
Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) – REU summer program Presentation by Colette Patt (UC Berkeley)
Statistics & financial support available
for STEM degrees
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In the style of Colette Patt
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At the undergraduate level, women make up the majority of college students, but are still underwhelmingly represented in the sciences.
At the graduate level, women earn 39% of master’s degrees in mathematics, and 21% of doctorates.
At the professional level, women make up only 23% of employed doctorates in the sciences. Women represent 15% of the faculty in
the STEM fields at the top 50 research
institutions.
From the Dept of Education Statistics website
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S&E -> Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Atmospheric sciences
Earth sciences
Ocean sciences
Other
Mathematics and Statistics
Physical sciences Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other
Psychology
Social sciences Anthropology
Area and Ethnic studies
Economics
History of science
Linguistics
Political science and public administration
Sociology
Other
Engineering Aerospace engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Electrical engineering
Industrial engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
Other
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Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, May 2008, National Science Foundation
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60.05%
38.98%
3.36% 6.60% 7.45%0.79% 4.02%
38.06%
21.22%
2.46%
5.68% 1.03%2.35% 0.73%
S & E Associate's Degrees by Race/ Ethnicity 2007
Male Female
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, May 2008, National Science Foundation
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All recipients White Asian/Pacific Islander
Black Hispanic American Indian/Alaska
Native
Other or unknown
race/ethnicity
49.50%
34.50%
4.91% 3.13% 3.60%0.31% 3.05%
50.50%
32.28%
4.80%5.50% 4.63%
0.39%2.89%
S&E Bachelor's Degrees by Race/Ethnicity and Gender 2007
Male Female
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, May 2008, National Science Foundation
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63.8
9.9 9.1
6.6
0.6
10.0
65.8
5.1
10.5
6.8
0.6
11.2
White Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native
Other or unknown race/ethnicity
Master's Degrees by Race/ Ethnicity 2007
S & E Non- S & E
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, May 2008, National Science Foundation
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55.37%
42.16%
5.16%1.90% 2.26% 0.23% 3.67%
44.63%
32.50%
3.87%
2.65% 2.58%0.28% 2.75%
All S&E White Asian/Pacific Islander
Black Hispanic American Indian/Alaska
Native
Other/unknown race/ethnicity
S&E Doctoral Degrees by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Male Female
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, May 2008, National Science Foundation
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74.66
9.02
4.55 4.84
0.51
6.42
S&E Doctoral Degrees by Race/Ethnicity
White Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic American Indian/ Alaska Native other/ unknown
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, May 2008, National Science Foundation
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Men seek associates and doctoral degrees at
a higher rate than women do
Women seek bachelor’s and master’s degrees
at a higher rate than men do
Underrepresented minorities are sorely
underrepresented in all post-secondary
degree fields
And especially in the STEM fields
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Pomona College (cont’d) EDGE – summer research/bridge program
University of Iowa Community support AGEP
Financial support GAANN Sloan
Arizona State University Home division on West campus Continue to be a part of MTBI family
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Mentoring was an important factor in my success: “It takes a village”
“Each one reach one”
My mentors encouraged me to continue in mathematics at critical
junctures
Selection of summer activities
Recommendations
Advice when I did not get into grad school initially
Career choices
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Mentoring is a critical factor in:
Increasing the participation of URMs
Undergraduates choosing to pursue graduate degrees
in STEM
Helping to retain URM students in STEM doctoral
programs
The promotion and advancement of employees in
academia, government, and industry
http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/sciMentoring/
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Increase in STEM PHDs awarded to underrepresented students (2001-2008) vs all US citizens and permanent residents.
While the number in
total STEM PhDs increased
by 22.3%, STEM PhDs
awarded to URMs rose by
33.9%
Natural sciences and
Engineering, 31% overall
vs 50% increase in URM PhDs
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2009/0401minority_phd.shtml
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We need to create supportive learning environments for women and underrepresented groups. The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) – sponsors
a myriad of projects to help women succeed in math.
Smith College – Center for Women in Math.
EDGE – Enriching Diversity in Graduate
Education, summer REU.
MentorNet – an online mentoring community
for women in science.
Expanding Your Horizons Conference
– based out of Mills College, but take place
at various locations nationally.
Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Days – sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics, but take place at various locations nationally.
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We need to create supportive learning environments for women and underrepresented groups. National Association of Mathematicians(NAM) – sponsors a myriad of
projects to support mathematicians of all ethnicities, but specifically focuses on African-American Mathematicians. MAD – Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
CAARMS – summer undergraduate research conference
SACNAS – Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in the Sciences
Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM (ABP) LSAMP – Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
LSAMP-BD – Bridge to the Doctorate
AGEP - Alliance for Graduate Education.
EDGE – Enriching Diversity in Graduate Education, summer REU.
Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC) – biennial conference for women of color in the mathematical sciences
Math Circles – strategically placed in underrepresented communities.
Create programs focused on Community College students
Synergy – Networking and Institutional Collaboration
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How to create a supportive learning environment
for yourself.
Attend conferences
network
Find a mentor/Be a mentor
Mentornet
AWM Mentor Network
Join a study group at your home institution
Join a national or regional scientific association
Believe in yourself
Persevere
Iowa AGEP
• You can do it, because you are AMAZING!
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"Now is the time to use every tool available to
make sure America reaps the benefits of the best
possible workforce of scientists and engineers,
equal opportunity in math and science will
benefit not just the women who enter the
professions, but all Americans through our
technological leadership and our national
security.”
-Senator Ron Wyden (OR)
Thank You