This analysis of the STEM workforce relies on a broad-based definition of those working in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). STEM jobs are defined solely based on occupation. They include 74 standard occupations in life sciences, physical sciences, Earth sciences, engineering and architecture, computers and math, and health-related disciplines, including healthcare providers and technicians. (Reference: www.pewresearch.org/science/2021/04/01/stem-jobs-see-uneven-progress-in-increasing-gender-racial-and-ethnic-diversity)
Women from traditionally underrepresented communities are achieving, studying, and working in every industry imaginable. But the number working in STEM fields remains distressingly low globally.
Without the presence of women in the field of STEM, innovation will be limited and exclude half of the population. Companies and universities today must support and recruit women from traditionally underrepresented communities to further progress society and generate innovation for the future.