As a white caucasian male working in a STEM field, I could feel the
same, as it seems to be dominated by Asian males (the two women in our group,
including our boss who is a women, are both Asian too).
I don't though, as they are all great guys, and good at their
jobs. Hats off to the recruiters.
“I go to conferences, and I’m often the only person of color in the room.
You sit in a classroom and all the scientists that are being introduced are
white, white, white,” she said. “And then you sit there as a black student,
and you ask, ‘Do I even have a place in science?’”
The voices rising up