More UGA women in STEM fields

UGA touted for women in STEM programs

By Jessica Luton

jluton@uga.edu

The University of Georgia is helping more women go into the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), according to a recent College Database ranking.

UGA comes in at number seven on The College Database’s “50 Colleges Advancing Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)” list.  A university that promotes STEM will mean more jobs for graduates in the future, but getting more women to go into fields that have traditionally had more men has been a recent initiative on the national and state levels.

“It’s vital that women are encouraged to participate in strong STEM programs like University of Georgia offers to narrow the gender gap in these traditionally male arenas, academically and professionally,” notes the press release from The College Database.  “The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that jobs in STEM fields are expected to grow at twice the rate of other fields. As job opportunities shift in this direction, The College Database wants to recognize the colleges and universities advocating for women’s educational advancement in STEM.”

The list breaks down just how well UGA is doing at garnering the attention of female students and the numbers exemplify the growing trend of women in STEM related programs. 

The University of Georgia has 137 STEM programs on campus and there are nearly 1500 women participating in these areas.  Further, there are more women participating in these programs than men, a statistic that proves that women are going into these areas with greater frequency.  To date, 57 percent of all students in UGA STEM programs are women.

Females within these fields are doing amazing things. Just check out these profiles of women in science to get a sense of the research that’s being done by women in these fields.

Students at UGA and UGA alumni are doing great things in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. One need only to look at the vast amount of research done at UGA to know that students, both men and women, are doing important work in these fields.