There are too few women in technology, said...
There are too few women in technology, said FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. While women have about half the jobs in this country, “they have less than a quarter of all jobs in STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] fields,” she…
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said Wednesday at a women’s history month event sponsored by Minority Media and Telecommunications Council in Washington. (The event was postponed from March.) “We should strive to close that gap,” she said. “If we don’t, it’s like playing cards with half a deck.” Women are about 52 percent of the FCC’s population, said Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. Out of that number, 52 percent are attorneys and 12 percent are engineers, she said. “While those numbers are incredible, we still have a lot of work to do,” she said. Oftentimes, the incredible contributions women make “are not reflected on the doors, on the marquees, [and] in the history books,” she added. Former Commissioner Gloria Tristani urged young women to consider careers in public service and government. “Public service is a good calling and we need more than a few good women to embrace public service [and] leadership,” said Tristani, who served under President Bill Clinton. “We need more women in the House, in the Senate, in the Cabinet and at the FCC.”