by Michele Heywerd | Jan 21, 2019 | STEM, Women In STEM, Women of Color
Today, we celebrate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During his time, he often expressed his thoughts that people should be judged by the content of their character and not by their skin color. Women of color STEM professionals are too often judged by...
by Michele Heywerd | Oct 28, 2018 | STEM, Women In STEM, Women of Color
Women of Color in STEM For women of color in STEM it is sometimes very lonely and isolated. We often go under appreciated. and overlooked. Not to mention the fact, we are underpaid when compared to our white male cohorts.Being a women of color in science, technology,...
by Michele Heywerd | Aug 26, 2018 | Personal Growth, STEM, Women In STEM, Women of Color
Women’s Equality Day It’s Women’s Equality Day! While we can focus on where we are not as women, women of color and women of color STEM professionals, let’s not. Instead let’s do things differently. We could discuss women’s right or the lack thereof. We...
by Michele Heywerd | Aug 25, 2018 | STEM, Women In STEM, Women of Color
African american women engineers The pay gap for women is reported to be 80 cents for every dollar a white men make. But this isn’t true for African American women. In actuality, the gap is wider with African American women who earn earning 63 cents for every dollar...
by Michele Heywerd | Aug 25, 2018 | STEM, Women In STEM, Women of Color
Equal pay history Equal Pay for women has a relatively long history. Traditionally, most women didn’t work outside of the home. As far back as the 1800’s women have fought to have equal right and equal pay. Let’s take a look at equal pay in the United State. In 1870...
