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The Quad: The underrepresentation of women in STEM at UCLA

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Gender disparities between men and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics have considerably decreased, as the percentage of women with bachelor’s degrees in engineering, mathematics and the sciences have risen steadily from 1970 to 2012.

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The Quad: The underrepresentation of women in STEM at UCLA

By Brenda Chan

Nov. 8, 2016 6:18 p.m.