“There is no question that more and more of our nation’s jobs over the course of the next several years will be in STEM. However, there is a very important question we must ask about who will fill those jobs given that the career exposure gap remains among female students today,” said Jeri Larsen, Chief Operating Officer at YouScience.
“To address this gap, ensure the pipeline of STEM jobs can be filled in the coming years, and provide female students with the same opportunities as their male counterparts, we must first show them that they have extraordinary potential. We need to do so as early as middle school, and then help guide them to pursue the pathways to the careers they are best suited for, in STEM or elsewhere.”
From the Aptitude & Career Discovery assessment, YouScience analyzed the data, comparing students’ self-reported interests with their aptitude, and then grouped the results by high fit careers based on the 16 standard career clusters defined in The National Career Clusters Framework in the Career Technical Education (CTE) program.
To determine high fit clusters for each student, YouScience ranked each student’s top three clusters from a fit perspective, using either aptitude or interest measurements.
To see all of the findings as well as download the full report, please visit youscience.com.
This press release originally appeared online.
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.