UPI reports:
Hispanic and Black workers continue to be underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, workforce and education trends do not appear to show an increase, according to a Pew Research Center study released Thursday.
There's more:
Women represent 50% of people employed in STEM, compared to 47% of the overall workfoce but representation varies across employment clusters. Women make up 74% of those in health-related employment, 48% in life science, 47% in math and 40% in physical science but just 25% of computer occupations and 15% of engineering.
White privilege ?
Asian men are the top earners in the field with median earnings of $103,300, followed by White men and Asian women at about $90,000,
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