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STEMinism

noun
/ˈstɛməˌnɪzəm/

Etymology

Blend of STEM + feminism.

  1. derived from fēminīnus
  2. borrowed from féminisme
  3. compounded as steminism — “STEM + feminism”

Definitions

  1. The movement to improve the representation of women in STEM fields, and to remove…

    The movement to improve the representation of women in STEM fields, and to remove professional, academic, and social barriers to women's advancement.

    • "STEMinism" is necessary in order to overcome the current stereotype that boys are more suited for careers in hard sciences.
    • STEMinism places the onus on the individual student or scientist to succeed in STEM fields rather than interrogating and removing structural barriers to success.
    • STEMinism campaigns are growing up but if these campaigns are promoted by only women the engagement will be more difficult [17-18].

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for STEMinism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA