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STEM at American Institutes for Research Broadening Participation in STEM Graduate Education I S S U E B R I E F M A R C H 2 0 1 4 Early Academic Career Courtney Tanenbaum Pathways in STEM: Rachel Upton Do Gender and Family Status Matter? The United States is at a critical juncture in its ability to remain internationally competitive The gender inequities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). At present, too few (STEM) academic workforce are well documented and remain of concern, especially people from diverse populations, including given the urgent calls to increase and broaden participation in STEM. Women women, participate in the STEM academic of all races and ethnicities continue to compose a small number of science and and workforce communities. This series engineering faculty at U.S. research universities and often do not receive the same of issue briefs is produced by American Institutes for Research (AIR) to promote level of recognition, career affirmation, and resources as their male colleagues research, policy, and practice related to (National Research Council, 2007). broadening the participation of traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM doctoral Data show that women of all races and ethnicities, despite having the necessary education and the workforce. qualifications, are more likely than men to be in lower academic ranks and work at AIR supports the national effort to prepare less prestigious institutions (Currie, Harris, Thiele, 2000; Frome, Alfeld, Eccles, more students for educational and career