I have a few daughters looking for science and engineering programs in the next few years. They’re all scared to attend schools in states hostile towards women. I get that. I’m looking for recommendations for schools in states positive towards women that have good STEM programs.
I assume you are refering to the US without explicite writing it. But most European countries should be fine - especially Nordic countries.
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Default for bad stuff… Europe/scandinavia is default for the good stuff
Definitely look into European universities if you can afford the plane tickets. I wish I had as a young adult – I’ve heard great things about education quality as well as affordability.
University of Michigan. Ann Arbor is a hardcore dem city and in a state with abortion rights protected af
I apologize if this isn’t the kind of comment that you’re looking for…but what’s wrong with the colleges local to you? Do you live in an unsafe area? It makes a hell of a lot more sense to go to a school with in state tuition rather than going across the country to a school with needlessly exorbitantly expensive out of state tuition.
Maybe I was just lucky in the state I grew up in.
Buy the “Fiske Guide to Colleges”. It lists hundreds of colleges in the US. You can look up by major, location, price, etc.
It also discusses things like social life, acceptance rate, and amenities.
I have 3 kids that are in or went to college. This was indispensable.
I’m sorry you live in a country like that.
Have you considered sending them abroad? I work at a university in Australia and it is actively encouraging female participants in STEM, to break any stereotypes traditional family may have taught them. I think all universities are.like that here.
We are partnered with a university in England and my understanding is they are the same.
You are also able to look at university rankings which cover diversity topics. We have just submitted our data for 2023, so expect new rankings to appear in a few months. Since the data is public, many websites use it for higher education rankings.
Any of the dozens of unis in California should be fine
Universities with higher female student ratio are probably a safe bet, although fair warning your daughters will statistically have worse matches for a partner.
Source; went to a school of higher women pop, scored a gem.
Jokes aside though, simply aiming for the best school is a safe bet too.
Not sure if it’s implied by I’m assuming you are looking for American schools?
My daughter went to RIT and got a great education with zero harassment issues.
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What makes a good STEM program is usually dependent on both the student and the exact discipline they want. My university had a great engineering department and great wildlife management program, but good luck to you if you want biochemistry.
Other than that? Just avoid the Neoconfederacy. They’ve even done us all the favor of trying to outlaw abortion, and there are plenty of infographics that can show you the no-go states.
Cal Tech
I’d be looking more at interests and leaders in those interests if possible. Red States don’t do much leading in anything relevant. It sucks to be looking at what one’s life interests might be like at such a young age.
Personally, I’d be looking at who is closest to TSMC, Intel, Samsung, etc., and focus on getting into schools and programs that lead to semiconductor fabs. There is a lot of money and investment in that space.
If their STEM inrerest is computer science, I have a rare and excellent recommendation of Champlain College.
Pros: In Vermont, very liberal, frats are frowned upon (only exist at UVM), Small city not very dangerous. Kids tend to smoke more weed than they do drink or experiment with drugs. The drug experimentation of choice tends to be psychedelics. Excellent CS program with a truly excellent track record for students working in their field straight from graduation. Excellent food, beautiful state.
Cons: Vermont is seductive. Hard to leave; no good jobs. Also, expensive. Way more than you’d expect for being in the mountains.
Women go to the same universities as men.
This isn’t like shampoo, where the women’s version is a seperate product.
