Luiz 4,253 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 The White House just gave women in STEM a boost. President Donald Trump signed two laws on Tuesday that authorize NASA and the National Science Foundation to encourage women and girls to get into STEM fields. Those are science, technology, engineering and math. The INSPIRE Act directs NASA to promote STEM fields to women and girls, and encourage women to pursue careers in aerospace. The law gives NASA three months to present two Congressional committees with its plans for getting staff -- think astronauts, scientists and engineers -- in front of K-12 girls studying STEM. The full name of the law is the Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act, in case you're wondering where the acronym INSPIRE comes from. The second law is the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act. It authorizes the National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial programs aimed at women. "It's not fair and it's not even smart," Trump said of the low percentage of women with STEM degrees who actually work in the field. About a quarter of the women with STEM degrees work in the field. https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-women-in-stem-tech-laws/ I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,648 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 One of the few good things he's done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTommyBitch 12,640 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I feel like there's a catch... but that's nice 私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JustinTrudeau 2,419 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said: I feel like there's a catch... but that's nice Same, I'm reading the article and looking for any fine lines. OT: As a woman in STEM, this is actually great (if there are no catches). I'm pleasantly surprised about this particular action. Not that it erases all his deeds, but still good news. I fell down the stairs once as an actor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Legitimately one of the few good things he's done... But I can feel the catch coming tomorrow. Though technically there's already teh catch that most science people cannot officially report their findings without reports to the government. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,424 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 You mean...he did something...right? Also, I'm extra pumped because this means he's not holding true to the "promise" that he'll defund NASA and privatize the space industry Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinTrudeau 2,419 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, PartySick said: You mean...he did something...right? Also, I'm extra pumped because this means he's not holding true to the "promise" that he'll defund NASA and privatize the space industry Wait, what? Why would he say that about defunding NASA in the first place? Why would he be against- Oh never mind. He's a climate change denier so this isn't so surprising. I fell down the stairs once as an actor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,424 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 38 minutes ago, ZarinStar said: Wait, what? Why would he say that about defunding NASA in the first place? Why would he be against- Oh never mind. He's a climate change denier so this isn't so surprising. He's also for privatizing like...everything apparently. And he probably has a stake in a space travel company or wanted to start something like a Trump space vacation golf club thing in orbit Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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