‘Women in Tech’ Movement

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Where are the women? That’s the question asked by a recent DeVry University report seeking to understand the gender gap in AI Skills training and proficiency. Despite the obvious pervasiveness of AI in the workplace, women trail men in almost every area – being less likely to claim proficiency or to even see its value as a tool. However, the AI gap identified in the report merely represents a larger chasm.

While women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, they hold only about 28% of computer and mathematical occupations. Overall, only 35% of STEM employees in the U.S. are women.

With career opportunities in STEM projected to outpace most sectors over the coming decade, STEM educators are working hard to close the gap and fill these new positions with as many women as possible – and they’re aiming to get girls’ attention as early as middle school.

For over 90 years, DeVry University has been preparing students to pursue careers in technology and is part of a nationwide initiative to develop a new generation of female tech professionals. You are invited to join two passionate educators as they discuss some exciting programs – one of which introduces 5th – 8th-grade girls to STEM and careers in tech by building curiosity through hands-on experiences and hearing from other women in the STEM/tech fields.

Dr. La’Quata Sumter is an experienced teacher, children’s author and STEM/STEAM Philanthropist who leads drone and engineering camps throughout the country, and Scarlett Howery is the Vice President of Public Workforce Solutions at DeVry University.

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