The lack of gender equity is most apparent in engineering and information technology education, where only 21% and 29% of tertiary graduates are women. This gender imbalance is amplified in STEM-related research and development, where women make up only 20% of the workforce.
There is much work that needs to be done before gender parity is achieved in Asia’s STEM ecosystem.
The STEM ConnectHER program is a pan-regional community designed to connect and support the next generation of women in STEM.
STEM ConnectHER is part of The Asia Foundation’s Future Skills Alliance (FSA), a collective impact platform for private and public sector partners to deliver future skills at scale to the region’s underserved groups.
