Data from female middle and high school students shows high aptitude for careers in STEM fields, but limited interest due to exposure gaps.

Why aren’t female students sticking with STEM?


Data from female middle and high school students shows high aptitude for careers in STEM fields, but limited interest due to exposure gaps

Female middle and high school students have a high aptitude fit with, but low interest in, STEM careers, such as technology, manufacturing, and architecture, among others, according to the 2023 Female Student and STEM Career Exposure Gap Report from YouScience.

Based on nationwide data gathered from the test results of more than 225,000 female middle and high school students who completed the Aptitude & Career Discovery assessment from YouScience Brightpath in 2022, the key findings show that female students have:

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