The New STEM Gap: Study Confirms Gay Men Are Ls Likely Than Straight Men To Be In STEM Fields

Contents:

• THE NEW STEM GAP: STUDY CONFIRMS GAY MEN ARE LS LIKELY THAN STRAIGHT MEN TO BE IN STEM FIELDS
• GAY MEN 'LS LIKELY' TO HAVE GREE SCIENCE, TECH, ENGEERG OR MATHS
• OPN: STEM ISN’T VERY GAY-IENDLY — AND THAT’S A PROBLEM

THE NEW STEM GAP: STUDY CONFIRMS GAY MEN ARE LS LIKELY THAN STRAIGHT MEN TO BE IN STEM FIELDS

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GAY MEN 'LS LIKELY' TO HAVE GREE SCIENCE, TECH, ENGEERG OR MATHS

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OPN: STEM ISN’T VERY GAY-IENDLY — AND THAT’S A PROBLEM

The partment uld have been homophobic, but really what mattered most was if my lab group [was]. JN: Along wh OSTEM, there's also Natnal Organizatn for Gay and Lbian Science Technil Profsnals (NOGLSTP).

Gay and bisexual stunts are ls likely to follow an amic reer (2018 Comg out STEM: Factors affectg retentn of sexual mory STEM stunts).