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Plodding Progress for Women, Minorities in Science

The report, which takes its data primarily from surveys conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and is mandated by the 1980 Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act, reports no startling jumps or dips in participation in science and engineering by underrepresented minority (URM) groups, but it does show that URMs are slowly—in some cases very slowly—catching up with their white peers, except for in a couple of fields.

Author RISEnet Member Contributor
Michael Price Ta-Shana Taylor
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March 11, 2013 women, diversity, minorities, careers/workforce, research/report/data
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