This week on the NewsHour, we take a look at why women lag behind in some areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with reports beginning Wednesday online and on the broadcast.
Join us for a live chat this Friday, April 27, at noon ET with Judy Woodruff on what can be done to encourage more young women to pursue careers in STEM fields. Submit your questions below or tweet them to @NewsHour using the hashtag #WomenInSTEM.
The participants scheduled to join us are*:
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, professor of Biology and Physiology in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco and winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in the field of telomere biology.
Dr. Angela Bielefeldt, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Shree Bose, high school senior and winner of the 2011 Google Science Fair. Watch her TEDxWomen Talk below on how, at age 15, she delved into ovarian cancer research (Shree's talk begins at 5:00).
Why don't more women pursue careers in science and engineering? And how can we encourage more young women in STEM fields? Weigh in with your thoughts below.
*Participants subject to change
#STEMchat: Why aren't more young women in science and engineering?