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Despite significant growth in recent years, women are still a notable minority within STEM fields. Women make up an estimated 34% of the STEM workforce overall, yet in more lucrative fields like engineering and computer science, women only account for roughly 20% of college majors.
While the gender gap persists in STEM, this doesn’t mean that women aren’t capable. Far from it. In fact, women have many unique capabilities that make them distinctly positioned to close the talent gap within STEM — not just for other women, but for all STEM workers.
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