Only 3 out of 10 STEM jobs are held by women, study finds

imeng.vip:03月-10日 In the world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), there are still fewer women than men. Are things getting better? Yes, but at a snail’s pace.

This was reflected recently in a recent study that looked at LinkedIn profiles from 39 countries and found that women are not equally represented in STEM jobs, skills, and leadership roles, but the gap is getting smaller. 

Globally, only three out of 10 STEM jobs are held by women, and they are less likely than men to list STEM skills on their LinkedIn profiles.

Progress since 2015 in closing the gap
It’s especially hard for women to stay in STEM jobs after graduating from college, with fewer women than men joining the workforce after graduation. 

This is a problem because having more women in STEM is important for innovation and progress. The study also found that as women move up the career ladder in STEM, their representation drops even more. 

To fix this, countries need to make education and support available to women in STEM fields, provide role models, and encourage partnerships to help women succeed in STEM careers. This way, we can have a more inclusive and successful future for everyone.

Even fewer women in STEM leadership roles
The report also says that while women are underrepresented in leadership positions, they hold an even smaller share of leadership positions among STEM jobs. 

In many countries, the number of women in beginner-level jobs outside of STEM fields is about the same as the number of women in top leadership positions within STEM fields. 

However, women make up less than 30 percent of all VP-level workers in STEM in almost every country.

According to another report – Global Gender Gap Report (2023) – women make up only 29 percent of the STEM workforce in 146 countries that were studied.

India has the lowest number of women in R&D
In 2020, about 31 percent of science and engineering researchers and people in research and development (R&D) jobs worldwide were women, according to a report by UNESCO.

However, in some parts of the world, there’s almost an equal number of men and women in R&D jobs. For example, in Central Asia, almost half (49.6 percent) of R&D researchers are women, while in Latin America and the Caribbean, 44.2 percent of the R&D workforce are women. 

But in other parts like East Asia and the Pacific and South and West Asia, there are fewer women in R&D jobs, with only 26.7 percent and 24.3 percent respectively.