These days, the engineering and tech sectors offer some of the fastest growing and highest-paying jobs of any industry. Yet women and men in these fields do not benefit equally: the entry-level salary for a woman in engineering or tech is $4,000 less than that of a man with identical (and sometimes lesser) credentials and skills. Why does this wage gap exist?
A little more than a year ago, as machine-learning and deep-learning technologies continued to rapidly advance, many workers had significant—and legitimate—concerns that the increasing application of artificial intelligence (AI) in so many fields would lead to widespread job obsolescence.
March 3, 2021: Women to Watch!
March 2, 2021: Unseen Innovators - STEM Superwomen!
It's March 1st - Women's History Month!
On Friday, February 26, 2021, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel for Rutgers Professional Science Master's Program on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as it relates to STEM professionals.
As February is Black History Month, it is important to me that we share the stories of Black professionals specifically. The challenges that Black employees face in the workplace are seldom heard. We had a dynamic conversation about how it feels to constantly be the "other.”
90 minutes to Navigate, Collaborate, and Network
Where else can you go to meet and mingle with STEM-industry leaders, engage in discussions that have real meaning, and come away with new insights about real-time industry challenges? Where else can you hear experts share how they navigate these challenges? And where else can you walk away with strategies, action items, and insights that you can immediately employ and apply to your own work?
This excellent reminder comes from Ryan Holmes, Chairman and Co-founder at Hootsuite, whose LinkedIn post, reprinted here, looked at the most in-demand skills for 2021:
