Donna Milgram, IWITTS’s Executive Director, shares proven strategies STEM educators can use to recruit and retain more women and girls to their STEM courses in this 4-page interview published in the December 2013 issue of International Innovation. In the interview, Ms. Milgram points out some common misconceptions about the best way to recruit and retain more female students to STEM, so that educators can avoid these pitfalls. She then gives concrete examples of effective strategies for increasing the enrollment and completion rates of women and girls in STEM courses and programs.
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Research Media. (2013). Analysis Exclusive: Forming the Complete Picture. International Innovation, 102-105. Note: International Innovation is the leading global dissemination resource for the wider scientific, technology and research communities, dedicated to disseminating the latest science, research and technological innovations on a global level. More information and a complimentary subscription offer to the publication can be found at: www.researchmedia.eu |
Evergreen Valley College Increases Retention of both Female and Male Automotive Students by over 25%
Evergreen Valley College (EVC), one of eight CalWomenTech Project Sites, went from a 57.6% to 100% female completion rate in 6 months time with an aggregate rate of 88.3% over two years in the Project. Male retention rate also increased from 60.8% to 86.4% (a 25.6% increase).
In a survey of students at Maui High School, female students indicated that they would want to take science if it was made more relevant to their lives. Find out about an innovative program that provides a work-like environment to help keep them interested in technology.
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Andrews, Christine L., and Leslie Wilkins. "Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) Project - An Industry/Education Collaboration That Works for Females and Minorities," Proceedings of the NAMEPA/WEPAN 2001 Joint Conference (April 21, 2001), NAMEPA/WEPAN. The Women in Technology Project is administered by the Maui Economic Development Board and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
Out of the 138 graduates of the two-year old Trucking program at Louisiana Technical College's Lafourche Campus, 26 are women (18% versus the national average of 7%). This is due to the college's specific efforts to recruit women to their program.
Read about Ryerson University's Discover Engineering outreach program and summer camp. By the end of the program, the number of young women expressing an interest in engineering had doubled.
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Anderson, Lisa, Kimberley Gilbride, "Pre-University Outreach: Encouraging Students to Consider Engineering Careers," Global Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 7, No. 1. c. 2003 UICEE. |
