Intellectual Property Magazine
The power to inspire
Meredith Struby explores how the IP sector can encourage and retain women in STEM and patent careers
Meredith Struby - Meunier Carlin & Curfman
Most organisation foreconomic cooperation and development (OECD) countries, including the US and UK,have a shortage of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)workers
1 and have an urgent need to recruit more students into STEM.Despite having similar test scores in maths and science as their
maleclassmates, women continue to be underrepresented in STEM jobs, especially inthe fields of engineering, architecture and
computer science.
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