The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Women in STEM thrive at Eastern

Women in STEM thrive at Eastern

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor January 27, 2023

The science, technology, engineering and math departments was previously known to be dominated by males until the early 1990s, but according to a 2021 article, of the 1.8 million people hired to work in...

Female students, professors talk being a woman in STEM

Female students, professors talk being a woman in STEM

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter March 23, 2022

As of 2019, women made up less than 30 percent of STEM workers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.   STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.   Those numbers have increased...

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