In October of 2018, AIChE, among other engineering and science organizations, participated in the STEM Inclusion Study. The goal of the study was to investigate the experiences of professionals from across STEM disciplines and industries to identify potential mechanisms of disadvantage at the interpersonal, organizational, and professional levels.
The STEM Inclusion Study provides unprecedented insight into the contours of inequality by gender, disability status, and race/ethnicity. It is also the first study to systematically examine the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) professionals in STEM. The study also addresses an underlying question of why certain forms of inequality are more resilient than others, despite legal and cultural directives for equality. The results and analysis of the study were presented by Dr. Erin Cech at the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting. The study report can be found here.
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