Communications of the ACM
NSF Reports on Employment and Education Patterns of Underrepresented Groups
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released "Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering," a compilation of the latest data drawn from a wide variety of sources. Data tables are available for download as Excel or PDF files.
The report provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. It shows that 33.3 percent of all female freshman intend to major in an S&E field, but only 0.4 percent intend to major in the computer sciences. For white female freshman, 31.1 percent intend to major in an S&E field, with 0.3 percent intending to major in computer science. For Asian females, 43.1 percent intend to pursue an S&E major, but only 0.8 percent intend to pursue computer science. For black females, 35.3 percent intend to major in an S&E field, with 1.1 percent intending to pursue computer science.
Tables continue to be updated as new data become available. A formal, interactive report, scheduled for release in January 2013, will highlight key information drawn from these data and will open the door to a rich set of associated resources.
The report contains a variety of information on the employment and education of scientists and engineers.
Updated employment tables include information on scientists' and engineers' occupations, median annual salaries, federal employment, and employment status according to disability status, race, and ethnicity, and sex.
Updated education tables display information on:
- freshman intentions to major in science and engineering (S&E);
- undergraduate enrollment in engineering;
- first university degrees awarded in selected countries;
- doctoral degrees in S&E;
- characteristics of S&E doctorate recipients' academic institution;
- primary source of support for doctorate recipients who are U.S. citizens and
- permanent residents; and
- employment plans of S&E doctorate recipients.
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