You may think technology is just a guy thing.
Think again!
Careers for women in science math and technology are as varied as the women in those careers. Continue reading to learn more about them.
How are bullet proof vests, skateboards, and the Mars Pathfinder related? All are uses for Kevlar®, a polymer fiber invented by Stephanie Kwolek. She was a chemist for DuPont and is a member of the Inventors Hall of Fame. Her advice to young women interested in careers in science and technology is to pursue advanced degrees and have multiple majors.
Did you know:
- Nine out of ten women will work for wages at some time during their lives.
Tell me more Collette, Imagine the Possibilities - Women who choose non-traditional careers can expect to earn 50% more than women who choose traditional careers.
- The highest paying jobs of the future are likely to be those requiring the highest technical skills and education.
Tell me more Susanna, the surface scientist - Occupations with the highest median earnings for women include: Pharmacist, physicians/surgeons, computer and information systems managers, computer software engineers, management analysts, and computer scientists and systems analysts.
Careers in technology provide opportunities to make the world a better place.
Tell me more Brook, the electrical engineer
- Currently, about 20% of all inventors are female. That number should quickly rise to 50% over the next generation.
- The share of annually granted U.S. patents held by women
rose from 2.6 percent in 1977 to 10.3 percent in 1998.
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