Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) launched the Senate’s first Women in STEM Caucus, a new bipartisan group that will work to advance women’s participation in science, technology, engineering, and math education and careers. The caucus will provide a forum for discussion and legislative collaboration about how to expand access to STEM education for women and increase women’s participation in STEM-related fields. November 8 is National STEM Day.
根据美国人口普查的最近数据，妇女 - 占整个美国劳动力的近一半 - 正在进行收益，但仍然是“极大的代表性化”，在Stem劳动力中，持有不到所有词干工作的三分之一。
“We have an important role to play in making STEM education and careers more accessible for women, which is why Senator Capito and I are proud to launch the Senate’s first Women in STEM Caucus,”参议员罗森说。“我知道availabl的职业机会e with STEM education, and I’m committed to helping more women, particularly women of color, enter and succeed in these exciting fields. This bipartisan caucus will bring together diverse voices to develop and promote policies and programs that support women and girls in STEM. We will also raise awareness on how women’s underrepresentation in STEM classes and jobs limits the United States from achieving our full economic potential and fully addressing some of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.”
“Stew田地是现在的需求工作的地方，并且在将来将在哪里。这些是对我们经济至关重要的行业的工作，将帮助我们的国家和国家整体增长，“said Senator Capito.“然而，作为前一个教育者和大学顾问，我先见了少年妇女经常不考虑职业道路的威士力。我很自豪能够与我的同事和前电脑程序员 - 参议员队队一起启动这一核心，这将有助于促进政策和其他努力，这些努力将增加对年轻学生参与干野的机会。鼓励我们的年轻女性升起并达到潜力是如此重要，我很高兴成为这一伙伴关系的一部分，这将有助于继续我们开始的势头。“
“The Society of Women Engineers is so pleased that Senators Rosen and Capito Moore are once again showing their support for women in STEM by establishing the bipartisan Senate Women in STEM Caucus,”said Karen Horting, Executive Director and CEO of the Society of Women Engineers.“The issues females face in the STEM workforce are plentiful and complicated: identifying and nurturing talent and interest in STEM subjects early; keeping females pursuing study in STEM fields safe and supported; ensuring that pathways to STEM careers are varied and accessible; and, retaining much-needed STEM talent by recognizing and addressing the challenges women in the STEM workforce face, to name a few. This new Caucus will shed light on these issues and the policies that can address them.”
“为了推进创新，美国需要人才，包括妇女和其他不足的团体，”Lucinda Sanders表示，国家妇女信息中心首席执行官和联合创始人。“对于毫无准备或不鼓励的经营者或不鼓励的经营者的妇女或成员免于完全准备和参与茎和计算，美国未来的经济和安全性被削弱。这就是为什么形成女性词干核心核心是这种欢迎新闻。“
“As the leading society for women in the mathematical sciences, the Association for Women in Mathematics actively works to support women and underrepresented groups in STEM fields,”妇女协会主席的Kathryn Leonard表示。“The Women in STEM Caucus would provide a bipartisan forum to discuss and prioritize ways to address the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields, particularly women from marginalized racial and ethnic groups. We need to draw on all our available talent to contribute to innovation and research in STEM so the US can continue its leading position in science and technology. We appreciate that Senators Rosen and Capito recognize that diverse voices and perspectives in STEM are necessary to keep up with fast-paced technological changes and solve the complex scientific problems that affect our society as a whole.”
“Ensuring the STEM workforce looks like American is important for the future of America’s competitiveness in the world economy. Ensuring all students have the tools to succeed in — and know they can belong in — this fastest-growing, highest-paying employment sector is important for our nation, and particularly for West Virginia. Today’s launch of the Senate Women in STEM Caucus is evidence of Senators Capito and Rosen’s commitment to supporting women and girls in STEM fields to ensure we have a strong, diverse research workforce here in West Virginia and across the country,”said Dr. Gay Stewart, Director of the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in STEM.“作为科学联盟的长期成员，西弗吉尼亚大学赞扬参议员卡特托和罗森在国会领导这一成年人的努力，这可能是创造改变美国研究和创新景观的政策解决方案的推动力。”
As the first former computer programmer in the Senate, Senator Rosen has been a champion for increasing participation in STEM education and careers throughout her time in office. Senator Rosen’s office regularly spotlightsNevada Women in STEMwho are role models and breaking barriers in their fields to inspire young girls and women to pursue STEM education and careers.
自加入参议院以来，参议员Capito通过立法努力，强烈主张为干旱领域的更多女性参与。此外，作为西弗吉尼亚州的第一个女性美国参议员，参议员Capito推出了一个称为女性赋权计划，西弗吉尼亚州女孩升起那which inspires the next generation of female leaders through education, physical fitness, and self-confidence. Since launching, Senator Capito has hosted several STEM-focused Girls Rise Up events with美国宇航局宇航员Peggy Whitson那IBM.那andNASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara。
Senators Rosen and Capito’s bipartisanBuilding Blocks of STEM Act于2019年签署了法律。本法：
- Provides research grants through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase understanding of the factors that contribute to the participation of young girls in STEM activities, study the barriers to engaging young girls in STEM, and develop strategies for prekindergarten and elementary school educators to increase the participation of young girls in computer science.
- 在NSF研究计划中提高对幼儿症患者的支持，寻求改善12级茎教育和教学。
- 有助于提高符合特殊的人群在茎领域的参与。
提起：工程中的妇女
