According to the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), women make up 48% of the total workforce of the United States, compared to 24% of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) based workforce. The United States Department of Commerce (2011b) reports that STEM occupations are projected to grow by 17% from 2008 to 2018, nearly twice as much as non-STEM occupations (9.8%). Even as more women pursue higher education degrees and are steadily increasing their numbers in the workforce, the number of women in STEM occupations has stayed at 24%. Furthermore, based on all the women who graduate with a STEM degree, 26% go on to work in a STEM occupation, compared to 40% of men. (2011a).
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A local teacher asked me a question that immediately took me back to my childhood. “How do you help an eager non-English speaking parent, not feel helpless when their children come home with homework?” According to her, these parents want to do the very best for their kids, however their lack of understanding the English language is not allowing them to be as involved as they would like to be.
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