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.
default country
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 second Michigan! I live here, and the middle-state cities here are typically full of left-leaning young folks.
The farther north you go, though, the political leanings get worse. Definitely recommend mid & lower Michigan, though.
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.
Is this American ? You don’t say where. I’m not aware of any difference in the states here in Australia. But if so, maybe RMIT?
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.
What do you mean by “states hostile towards women”? What’s going on there?
Texas, Florida, Idaho, Ohio, Oklahoma…
We are in Florida and the universities are fine, except for the loss of the New College (may RDS rot in hell for what he did to that school). But if they are interested in engineering they wouldn’t have needed the free school.
If it’s cool here, it’s probably fine everywhere. Colleges are filled with kids from different places.
As long as it’s not a state university. The Florida government is doing all in its power to put their state universities to work as conservative ideology factories.
They are trying, yes. I have a kid at a state school in a science major and she isn’t getting any of that. The one in high school is getting ripped off but honestly they do call the kids by their chosen names and just ignore a lot of the culture war rules.
I think it’s hitting the K-12 education department at the universities harder, and anyone coming here for an education degree is making a mistake already.
Ohio has constitutionally protected right to choose
Many states in the US are on an anti-abortion warpath. I live in North Carolina, which recently outlawed abortion after 12 weeks. I want to move elsewhere – I feel unsafe and uncared for.
No sarcasm. Is this a question you want an answer to?
Otherwise I wouldn’t be asking.
Make sure to set out the financial implications of different states. E.g., the California unis might be good - but you’re also dealing with out of state tuition.
And also look at the pipeline - I was interested in biology, but all of the people in the program were hyper competitive pre-medical students. And who wants to deal with that?
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?
New Jersey has Rutgers, NJIT, and Stevens Institute of Technology. New Jersey in general is positive to women and all schools have programs in place to be inclusive to women in engineering.
My daughter went to RIT and got a great education with zero harassment issues.
Cal Tech
BU is a good bet, sticker price is expensive but the financial aid is pretty decent if you can take advantage. I’d definitely recommend them picking a school somewhere they’d probably want to live after college, as getting employment in the same area you’re going to school is much easier.
