The push to recruit more women into science, engineering and technology (SET) jobs has seen a measure of success in recent years but "hostile macho cultures" make retention an altogether different matter.
"Women in SET are marginalized by lab-coat, hard-hat, and geek workplace cultures that are often exclusionary and promulgate bias," the Center for Talent Innovation said in a recently released report.
The research think tank said that U.S. women working in SET are 45 percent more likely than their male counterparts to leave the industry within a year.
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