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The Washington Post (2/13, Mcgregor) reports that a new report from the Center for Talent Innovation finds that, in addition to the difficulty getting “more young women into science and high-tech fields,” keeping women in those jobs, “and helping them reach the top,” may be “even a bigger challenge.” The study found that US women in these fields are “45 percent more likely than their male peers to leave the industry within a year.” In addition, the study found that “nearly one-third of senior leaders — both men and women — who work in science, engineering and technology fields reported that a woman would never reach the top position in their companies.”

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The New Orleans Times-Picayune (2/14, Larino) reports that with growing worldwide energy demand creating the need “for a larger and more diverse energy industry workforce,” the number of women in key industry roles is rising. With veteran workers retiring and fewer young workers entering the field, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that 46% of new jobs in the sector “went to women during the first quarter of 2013, the highest level in years.” Debbie Settoon, a 30-year veteran of the oil and gas industry, is currently a project engineer for Shell. Settoon said she has seen more female engineers entering the energy “industry and filling management positions.” The article notes that energy companies have donated to the Society of Women Engineers and similar groups with the goal of increasing the number of women entering STEM careers.