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I do think however that efforts should be made to make the demographics of STEM graduates more similar to the general population demographics, via programs to m
by partycoder 9y ago
I do think however that efforts should be made to make the demographics of STEM graduates more similar to the general population demographics, via programs to motivate people to apply to STEM fields or scholarships, etc.
I think at that level (education) intervention is fine. However at the workplace, recruiting processes should have an equality of opportunity. People with the same qualifications, skills, etc. should have equal opportunity. And actually that's the law (EEO).
- sintaxi 9y agoYour second paragraph contradicts the first.
- partycoder 9y agoNo, it doesn't. The problem with diversity starts very early in the process. By the time graduates apply for jobs there is already a significant lack of diversity. This is why I think it makes sense to focus the diversification effort earlier in the process, in education.
- ben_jones 9y agoShould this be the case in all professions and areas of academia. Geology perhaps? Gender studies? Carpentry, flight attendant, congressman and senators? Genuinely curious your thoughts are.
- fapjacks 9y agoNobody talks about the gender divide in psychology, for instance, and I suspect that's because nobody perceives psychology as being where the money and power is.