Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State University

A Research Unit of

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Background

Participation from women belonging to diverse race-ethnic-social class groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is lacking. Despite efforts to narrow divides, there are no coordinated interdisciplinary research and evidence-based strategies that consider girls and women of color, their identities, and potential impact in these fields.

Mission

To actively drive the discourse and experiences of underrepresented girls in STEM by owning, generating and critiquing the collective body of scholarship on, and offering culturally responsive programs for, girls of color (e.g. African American, Native American, Latina, and Asian American) and STEM education.

Purpose

The Center aims to create an interdisciplinary, racially-ethnically diverse community of scholars, students, policy makers, and practitioners who explore, identify, and ultimately create innovative scholarship about and best practices for under-represented girls (p-20) in STEM.

We Value

Knowledge and understanding around the issues related to digital media/STEM and under-represented women and girls through traditional (e.g. conferences, peer reviewed articles, policy briefs) and non-traditional practices (e.g. virtual worlds, social networks).
Research agendas around questions of equity for under-represented and understudied girls in our digital age.
Engaging communities of scholars, organizations, policy makers, and practitioners in action-oriented strategies with evidence-based research.
Culturally responsive evaluations assessing underrepresented girls' experiences in STEM programs.

We have a strict non-discrimination policy, and all individuals are able to apply and participate in our programs and events without regard to race, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, native language, religion, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law.