More minorities and women will join the STEM industry if they are taught equitably and given equal opportunities to learn and grow skills. Europe’s academic institutions and STEM organizations are using innovative learning strategies to rise to the challenge. - BY Debra Jenkins
Projections on STEM labor needs in Europe’s future make the path forward crystal clear. Inclusion of people of all ethnicities, races, genders, and disabilities is imperative. Depending on the source, projections say there will be an 11% STEM labor shortage by 2030 or 7 million STEM jobs that will need filling by 2025.
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