While an impressive 45% of U.S. companies are headed by women, according to the report, only a small fraction of those are in STEM-related fields. Women, and in particular women of color, entrepreneurs in these areas continue to encounter bias and roadblocks at every step of the process. Melinda Richter, the AWIS Leadership Award recipient and Global Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS, explains, “I see that many women's voices are often overlooked or not heard because of the package it comes in. It has been a mission of mine to ensure that we're creating systemic change to make that difference.” To that end, Johnson & Johnson has put metrics behind that change. The AWIS report offers a strong clear voice that says: STEM has a problem.”Thankfully, we finally have the data to show exactly what’s wrong and the leadership to show us how we can fix the underlying problems.

Source: Forbes May 14, 2018 13:00 UTC