Only 13 per cent of girls in their final year at secondary school want to pursue a career in STEM

Women make up 29 per cent of the STEM labour force in the United States.  Although women have won only 19 of over 600 STEM-related Nobel prizes since 1901, their representation in the industry is growing, at least in the States. For example, the number of women in STEM board positions rose by 18 per cent in 2020, while their enrollment in STEM univer...