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Out of the entire labor force, women only make up 27% of all STEM jobs in America. Author: Tim Blodgett Updated: 2:41 PM PDT June 5, 2021 SAN DIEGO — There’s something shocking in today’s workforce.  According to the US Census Bureau, women are vastly underrepresented in fields relating to Science, technology, engineering and math. Also known as STEM.  Out of the entire labor force, women only make up 27% of all STEM jobs in America. "Even when I was in c...

The pandemic forced science museums to reach out to their communities, and some built a wider following.

Andy Weir loves to geek out. One would expect this from any science-fiction writer, especially the one who penned the highly successful bestseller “The Martian.” But ask Weir a simple question about where he comes up with some of the ideas for his new book, “Project Hail Mary,” and the listener might get more information than they bargained for. “It started with that I wanted to create a setting where people can fly a spaceship around the solar system without requiring 95 percent of t...

An online petition posted by a former employee generated hundreds of supporters

We must shift the power of science from the lab, university and research and development facility to communities in San Diego and ensure that STEM knowledge, practices and networks are accessible for everyone to use.