Through the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM and STEM Convergence, we aspire to close the gender gap in the field, broaden the participation of women from diverse backgrounds, and advance women-led STEM innovation for positive social change.
The Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM seeks to remove the structural and cultural barriers that inhibit women’s pursuit of and persistence in STEM fields. As of 2024, the Program awards grants of up to $750,000 to higher education institutions, enabling them to expand opportunities for women in STEM and prepare them for leadership roles and fulfilling careers.
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STEM Convergence, a complement to the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM, aims to cultivate a landscape in which girls and women, mainly from underserved communities, can study and work in healthy, welcoming, and supportive environments.
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Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine. In recent years the diversity of those participating in these fields, particularly the participation of women, has improved and there are significantly more women entering careers and studying science, engineering, and medicine than ever before. However, as women increasingly enter these fields they face biases and barriers and it is not surprising that sexual harassment is one of these barriers.
Learn More(this link opens in new window)Family caregiving is not simply an outside obligation that has no bearing on the workings of academic science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) as it affects the lives of so many people working and studying in colleges and universities around the country. Caregiving responsibilities often clash with ingrained norms in academic STEMM environments, which demand that STEMM students and workers demonstrate immense devotion to their fields and are always available and visibly working.
Learn More(this link opens in new window)Demand for tech professionals is expected to increase substantially over the next decade, and increasing the number of women of color in tech will be critical to building and maintaining a competitive workforce. Despite years of efforts to increase the diversity of the tech workforce, women of color have remained underrepresented, and the numbers of some groups of women of color have even declined. Even in cases where some groups of women of color may have higher levels of representation, data show that they still face significant systemic challenges in advancing to positions of leadership. Research evidence suggests that structural and social barriers in tech education, the tech workforce, and in venture capital investment disproportionately and negatively affect women of color.
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Aida Gureghian is the program director for leadership at the Henry Luce Foundation. She previously served as the assistant dean for professional development at the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University, where she designed and implemented...
Prior to joining the Luce Foundation, Sarah was the administrative assistant for the PCLB Foundation, managing their office space and providing support for their grant cycle. She was also previously a research assistant at the New School and in the law firm of Paul...
Molly Sullivan is the program assistant for the Women in Stem and Luce Scholars programs. Molly holds a BA in studio art and art history from Mount Holyoke College, an MA in museum professions with a concentration in museum education from Seton Hall University, and...
