Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire

ISBN13: 9781522588702|ISBN10: 1522588701|EISBN13: 9781522588719
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8870-2.ch007
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Thomas, Ursula, and Jill Drake. "Grace Under Fire." Women's Influence on Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in STEM Fields, edited by Ursula Thomas and Jill Drake, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 169-193. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8870-2.ch007

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Thomas, U. & Drake, J. (2019). Grace Under Fire. In U. Thomas & J. Drake (Eds.), Women's Influence on Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in STEM Fields (pp. 169-193). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8870-2.ch007

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Thomas, Ursula, and Jill Drake. "Grace Under Fire." In Women's Influence on Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in STEM Fields, edited by Ursula Thomas and Jill Drake, 169-193. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8870-2.ch007

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Abstract

Participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions have been historically dominated by white males in the United States with women, particularly minority women, remaining grossly underrepresented. In the United States and in most of the industrialized nations around the world, STEM majors and careers remain male-dominated despite ongoing efforts to change this reality. The study presented in this chapter explores the familial, educational, economic, and social experiences that are contributing to the selection and maintenance of a STEM career for 125 female participants. The grounded theory approach was used to develop an inductively derived grounded theory about the role these experiences played in the participants' choosing and remaining in a STEM career. Study findings suggest that many of the macro-level initiatives aimed to increase the number of women who acquire a position in a STEM field are misaligned with the micro-level needs of the women in their academic progression as well as their needs once in a STEM profession.

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