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9 Jul 2014
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Men and Women STEM Ph.D. Holders in Non-STEM Careers: Who Gets the Management Positions?

This infographic drawn from AIR research shows that, among men and women with STEM Ph.D.s who leave the STEM field, men are more likely to hold management positions.

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9 Jul 2014
Brief

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Infographic: Who leaves STEM?

Leaving STEM: STEM Ph.D. Holders in Non-STEM Careers

During the last few decades, national-, state-, and institutional-level initiatives have been implemented to build and expand the STEM workforce by recruiting and retaining people who have been traditionally underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields in higher education. The underlying idea is that individuals who earn STEM degrees aspire to careers in STEM, but to what degree is this true?
Topic: 
Education, STEM
9 Jul 2014
Infographic

leaving-stem-infographic-pr-01.jpg

Infographic: Who leaves STEM?

STEM Ph.D. Holders in Non-STEM Careers: Who Leaves?

Research shows that one in six people who earns a Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) pursues a career outside the field, with women and blacks most likely to do so. This infographic breaks down the percentages.
Topic: 
Postsecondary Education, STEM, Workforce, Human Capital

Further Reading

  • STEM Ph.D. Holders in Non-STEM Careers: Who Leaves?
  • Long Story Short: Why Don't More Women Pursue STEM Careers?
  • STEM Ph.D.s in Nonacademic Research and Development Careers, by Gender and Race
  • Leaving STEM: STEM Ph.D. Holders in Non-STEM Careers
  • Women, Blacks Most Likely to Leave STEM Careers, New Research by AIR Finds
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