The many paths to success in STEM

MARY RODGERS

IT HAS been an exciting few years for women in science: Whether creating a revolutionary vaccine to combat Covid-19, inventing a technique to edit genes, working to reduce plastic or helping the world make sense of the pandemic, women have been at the forefront of some of the most important scientific work in recent history.

Given this increasingly high profile—not to mention the competitive salaries, expanding job opportunities and growing scholarship funds—I hoped careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) would become top choices for many girls and young women.