Discrimination And Underrepresentation In STEM Field

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The social advancements made throughout the decades have brought the dream of equality for all closer to reality than ever. Never the less there still exists many forms of discrimination and underrepresentation for the different races and minority groups that make up the United States. A prominent case, and perhaps one of dire importance for many communities is the lack of representation of minority’s in STEM fields. The causes of this are numerous, but all lead to the same general feeling among minority’s According to a survey by the Bayer corporation, “More than three-quarters (77 percent) say significant numbers of women and underrepresented minorities are missing from the U.S. STEM workforce today because they were not identified, encouraged