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Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity

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Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity 1. Diversity in the STEM workforce varies widely across jobs 2. Most Americans believe STEM jobs pay better, but few see them as offering more flexibility for family time 3. Women in STEM see more gender disparities at work, especially those in computer jobs, majority-male workplaces 4. Blacks in STEM jobs are especially concerned about diversity and discrimination in the workplace 5. Most Americans evaluate STEM education as middling compared with other developed nations 6. Many Americans say they liked math and science in school, thought about a STEM career Acknowledgments Methodology
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