The irony about STEM is that while Silicon Valley companies like Google, Facebook, Intel, and eBay were testifying to Congress that the American government needs to spend more on STEM education, they used their own capital to participate in share buyback programs and dividend increases instead.

And ironically, when 'coding academies' were set up in California, the government shut them down as unlicensed educational institutions.  So much for converting truck drivers to SQL hackers.

Lastly, as for 'gender diversity', STEM careers seem to get called out a lot more than nursing (9% male) and teaching (25% male).  Is teaching just 'an old girls network' with glass ceilings?