Women of Color in STEM

<p>A volume in Research on Women and Education<br />Women of Color in STEM: Navigating the Workforce is an opportunity for making public the life stories<br />of women of color who have persevered in STEM workplace settings. The authors used various critical theories to situate and make<br />visible the lives of women of color in such disciplines and workplace contexts like mathematics science engineering NASA<br />academia government agencies and others. They skillfully centered women and their experiences at the intersection of their<br />identity dimensions of race class gender and their respective discipline.<br />While the disciplines and career contexts vary the oppression alienation and social inequities were common realities for all.<br />Despite the challenges the women were resilient and persevered with tenacity a strong sense of self as a person of color and<br />reliance on family community mentors and spirituality. While we celebrated the successes it is critical that organizational leaders<br />whether in education or other workplace settings draw from narratives and counter?narratives of these women to improve the<br />organizational climate where individuals can thrive despite their racial class and gender identity. This book will assist educational<br />communities professional communities and families to understand their roles and<br />responsibilities in increasing the number of women of color in STEM.</p>