STEM Degrees, Employment Increasing, but Gender, Minority Gaps Remain, Research Says
Degrees and jobs attained by students and employees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) continued to increase since 2000, but gender and racial gaps are still prevalent, if not more so, said a joint study released Monday by U.S.…
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News and Raytheon. The number of STEM jobs, especially in computer technology, grew significantly from 2000 to 2014, and computer jobs accounted for the top seven spots on the list of highest number of STEM employees, said the report. It said that the overall number of STEM bachelor's degrees is on the rise, but men received far more diplomas in 2014 than women, and whites were given about 200,000 more degrees last year than either Latinos or African-Americans. While African-Americans' share of STEM degrees declined, said the research, the overall amount of those degrees earned by black students rose 60 percent from 2000 to 2014.