It’s critical that we expand the number of women and underrepresented groups in STEM jobs. Women make up half of our nation’s workforce but still hold less than a quarter of all STEM jobs. That’s why I’m excited to announce my co-sponsorship of 2 bills to help close this gap.
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The STEM Opportunities Act will develop guidance for grant reviewers to minimize implicit bias, while increasing recruitment and retention of minority faculty and students at higher education institutions.pic.twitter.com/YnN073IU2A
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The Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act establishes grants to support programs to increase participation for women and minorities in STEM – including online workshops, mentoring and internship programs, outreach to K-12 students, and STEM faculty recruitment and retentionpic.twitter.com/nLVyguXgcj
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