Minority Scientists Are Less Likely To Find Jobs
Breakdown Of Working U.S. Scientists And Engineers By Race And Sex, 2010 NSFAnd more disturbing stats from a biennial report on women and minorities in science and engineering. Though it's not all bad! You probably already know that women and certain minorities are underrepresented in science and engineering in the U.S. But a recent report from the the National Science Foundation shows just how pronounced that gap is. The report comes out every two years, and it tracks women, minorities, and people with disabilities in science and engineering. The latest report uses figures from 2010, the most recent year for which data was available. The highlights include trends that are both expected and unexpected: Unemployment Minority scientists and engineers are more likely to be unemployed. In 2010, unemployment rates were highest for Asian women and underrepresented minority men and women scientists, with each around 7 percent. (That was still quite a...