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iTWire Thursday, 15 July 2021 10:59 50% of girls studying STEM in high school drop out: study
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There is a gap among young girls pursuing STEM-related fields despite the belief that STEM is crucial in Australia’s future, according to new research which also highlighted that STEM participation dipped further at postgraduate and masters/PhD level.
There is a substantial gap among young girls continuing to pursue STEM-related fields beyond high school despite four in five (81%) believing that STEM is critical to Australia’s future, the new national study by Sunsilk and Geek Girl Academy found.
According to the research, only 18% of women go on to study STEM at a tertiary level a 50% drop off rate from the 36% of girls studying STEM subjects in year 11 and 12.
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