An Open Secret with Women in STEM Fields

August 29, 2016

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[/et_pb_fullwidth_header_extended][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” admin_label=”Post Title” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” parallax_effect=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Have you ever found yourself alone in a crowded room? I don’t just mean feeling alone, but actually existing as the lone representation of your group, however you identify. This could mean you were the only person of your race, faith, sexual orientation or gender. Most of the women I’ve known in my life feel this at some point. This forced solitude, while in some ways a marker of womanhood in general, holds particular importance for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.
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