Balancing Motherhood and Career in STEM Jobs
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v3i3.178Keywords:
STEM, Career, Motherhood, Women, WorkAbstract
Proportion of women working in the hitherto male-dominated sectors such as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) jobs are primarily low because of gender stereotyping and motherhood roles. Using the findings of the article titled Entitled to a Sustainable Career? Motherhood in Science, Engineering, and Technology published in the Journal of Social Issues, this report attempts to explain as to how STEM jobs can retain more women.
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Women and Work: The Facts, Retrieved from: http://gender.bitc.org.uk/research-insight/WomenWorkFactsheet
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Received 2016-03-06
Accepted 2016-03-26
Published 2016-03-26
Accepted 2016-03-26
Published 2016-03-26
