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Interesting report from Economics & Statistics Admistration of the US Dept. of Commerce: This report finds that women are underrepresented both in STEM jobs and STEM undergraduate degrees and have been consistently over the last decade….  This underrepresentation has remained fairly constant over the past decade, even as women’s share of the college-educated workforce has increased.  Given the high-quality, well-paying jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering an

View the NSF data: http://ping.fm/ZsWkR U.S. graduate enrollment in science and engineering (S&E) increased by 3.3 percent in 2007 over comparable data from the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This marks the largest increase since 2002 and follows several years of stagnant enrollment numbers. Female enrollment grew by 3.4 percent, slightly more than the 3.2 percent growth for men. Growth in Asian, Black, Hispanic, Americ

June 2010 Report: Unfortunately, during the month of May the IT job market in Connecticut slipped 5.1% from April. While employers in Financial Services continued to support the demand, Insurance and IT Services industries decreased their demand for IT workers.  In the surrounding states, the IT job market continued its upward trend. Download Skillproof IT Connecticut Report June 2010 To view the archive of Connecticut IT Job Trends Reports click here. It is hard to say at th

April 2010 Report: To view the archive of Connecticut IT Job Trends Reports click here. Other reports seem to agree.  See below clips from this Associated Press article: BOSTON (This region covers Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and part of Connecticut.) Business conditions improved. Retailers reported positive sales results and are cautiously optimistic about the outlook. Manufacturers saw improved demand for products, including furniture, fabricat