This trend mirrors a growing confidence gap in girls interested in pursuing STEM careers.
The number of teenage girls who believe they're capable of getting their dream job has dropped significantly over the past seven years, according to a new report from nonprofit Ruling Our eXperiences.While 58 percent of high school girls said they do not think they are smart enough for their dream job this year, only 46 percent said the same in 2017.
Currently, women only make up 34 percent of the workforce in the STEM field, according to the American Association of University Women, revealing there's still a glaring gender gap in these sectors.'Girls need 'mirrors' to see themselves in to imagine what a career in STEM might look like,' Sara Smolevitz, Learning Design Manager at Code Ninjas, told Newsweek.
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