Women enrol in sciences but not STEM

By Wachira Kigotho. Gender differences in learning achievement contribute significantly towards girls’ and women’s low participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, based careers in Asia, according to a study conducted by UNESCO’s Asia and Pacific regional bureau
The report, A Complex Formula: Girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Asia, is a synthesis of seven case studies in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, South Korea and Vietnam. Read more...