In the previous post, we covered a book about the science glass ceiling which was published 17 years ago. Since 2004, the landscape for women in STEM has begun to change. The article Women in STEM: A Legacy of Achievement Cracks the Glass Ceiling, published in 2010, reported impressive gains for women in science. It said that women earned 58% of the bachelor’s degrees in STEM awarded in 2006, with a high of over 77% in psychology and 62% in biology. People of color also earned an increasing percentage of STEM bachelor’s degrees, and underrepresented minorities were just as likely to earn bachelor’s degrees in STEM as any other field. But the article also reported continuing challenges. Only 20% of bachelor’s degrees in physics, engineering and computer science were earned by women in 2006. Still, it is careful to highlight the many positive changes that have happened. These changes are thanks in part to programs funded by the National Science Foundation. The article also emphasizes ways to keep moving forward and continue to improve conditions for women in STEM, encouraging teachers to promote a “growth mindset” to encourage young girls to pursue science.