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STEM professions, particularly within the tech sector, should be more accessible to young women everywhere.

July 7, 2016 /

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Although progress has been made to ensure all girls and women have access to a quality education, I am reminded that forty-four years after the passage of Title IX, there are still lengthy strides to be made; fewer than two percent of plumbers, and three percent of electricians are women. In contrast, women and girls are disproportionately enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs for many traditionally lower-paying jobs.

This is why, the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) recently released guidance to make clear that all students, regardless of their sex, must have equal access to the full range of CTE programs offered.

Ian Schiffer

http://blog.ed.gov/2016/06/shattering-stereotypes-of-women-and-girls-in-non-traditional-career-technology-education/?utm_content=buffer0891b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer