Women fill HALF of all jobs in the US

…..but less than 25% of STEM jobs.

Women with STEM jobs

earn 33% more than women in non-STEM jobs.

STEM job: $31.11/hour

Non-STEM job:$19.26/hour

* On average for women; US Dept. Commerce 2009

Employment in occupations related to STEM is

projected to grow to more than

9 million between 2012 and 2022.

That’s an increase of about 1 million jobs

over 2012 employment levels.

The women at the top of

FORTUNE’s MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

list have a serious thing for engineering.

And physics. And math.

GINNI ROMETTYIBM Chairwoman, President, & CEO

Graduated with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering

From Northwestern University’s School of Engineering & Applied Science

Sheryl SandbergChief Operating Officer (COO) of

Graduated with a degree

in economics

Mary Barra

CEO & Chairman Of General Motors

Earned a degree

in electrical engineering

Indra NooyiCEO of Pepsico

degrees in physics, chemistry and math

PENNY PRITZKER

US Secretary of Commerce

Holds a degree in economics

DID YOU KNOW? Women invented:

WINDSHIELDWIPERS

DISPOSABLEDIAPERS

SCOTCHGARDSTAIN

REPELLANT

COBOLCOMPUTERLANGUAGE

KEVLAR ~ BULLET PROOF

VESTSWHITEOUT

AND SO MUCH MORE…..

Hedy LamarrInvented technology

that formed the technical backbone for cellular phones,

fax machines & wireless

communication.

STEM CAREERS• ENGINEERING • COMPUTER ENGINEER • STATISTICIAN •

CHEMICAL ENGINEER • ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER • DRAFTERS • INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER • MEDICAL SCIENTISTS

• PETROLEUM ENGINEERS • COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER • ZOOLOGIST • FORESTER

• WEB DEVELOPER • ACCOUNTANT • MICROBIOLOGIST• BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER • IT MANAGER

• FINANCIAL ADVISER • INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST • MATHEMATICIAN • MINING/GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

• INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGIST • MECHANICAL ENGINEER • DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR • ASTRONOMER

What do you want to do?

Women Leading Fortune 500 Companies

Mary BarraGeneral Motors

Meg WhitmanHewlitt Packard

Ginni RomettyIBM

Indra NooyiPepsico

Marilyn HewsonLockheed-Martin

Safra CatzOracle

Phebe NovakovicGeneral Dynamics

Carol MyrowitzTJX Companies

Trailblazing Women

Mary BarraGeneral Motors

Meg WhitmanHewlitt Packard

Ginni RomettyIBM

Indra NooyiPepsico

Marilyn HewsonLockheed-Martin

Safra CatzOracle

Phebe NovakovicGeneral Dynamics

Carol MyrowitzTJX Companies