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Mind the STEM Gap || Women Still Receive Fewer Opportunities in Science Than Men

Mind the STEM Gap || Women Still Receive Fewer Opportunities in Science Than Men

By Maria Posada January 19, 2023

Women earn over 60% of biology bachelor’s and master’s degrees and over half of doctoral degrees in biological sciences. With these statistics, it might seem that we have finally closed the gender...

@GeorgetownWomeninScience | The Georgetown Graduate Women in Business and Women in Science and Education student groups were bestowed grants from the American Association of University Women this week. The funds will be designated towards supporting women in underrepresented fields.

Women’s Leadership Grant Awarded to Graduate Student Groups

By Mason Mandell February 15, 2019

Two Georgetown graduate student groups were awarded a combined $5,000 grant by the American Association of University Women to continue their work in advancing female leadership in business and science. The...

VIEWPOINT: Foster Community for Women in Science

By Allison O’Connell October 23, 2018

For many women at Georgetown University studying hard sciences like physics and computer science, isolation can encompass and overwhelm their academic experience. To increase female enrollment and retention...

Women in STEM

By Jasmine White February 13, 2015

STEM is a commonly used abbreviation referring to science, technology, engineering and math, and traditionally, the descriptor of a male-dominated industry. However, there is a group of women here...

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