| By Welina Farah, MIT Open Learning
The value of diversity in the workplace, especially as it pertains to women in STEM, can have a profound impact in advancing science and research. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) published an article in February of 2017 titled, âGender diversity leads to better scienceâ where 10 researchers sought to add empirical data to the truism âgender diversity enhances knowledge outcomes.â What they found was that âteams may benefit from various types of diversity, including scientific discipline, work experience, gender, ethnicity, and nationality⦠[that] gender diversity matters for scientific discovery [by] broadening the viewpoints, questions, and areas addressed by researchers.â For Womenâs History Month, we celebrate contributions by women in the field, including those from the past, current scientists, and future innovators of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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