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Number of women in STEM is growing in Utah, but gender disparities prevail
Utah women’s participation in the STEM workforce has increased in recent years. However, that growth hasn’t been enough to bridge the marked gender disparity in science, technology, engineering and math, a report from Utah State University’s Utah Women and Leadership Project says. Women’s participation in STEM fields in Utah has increased from 17.1% in 2015 to 24% in 2023. That, in researchers’ books, represents a win. The number, however, lags behind other growth metrics those industries have shown nationwide. “Utah has made progress in the last few years in decreasing ...
