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Introduced
01/10/2017
01/10/2017
In Committee
01/10/2017
01/10/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation (NSF) to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women in extending their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world. The bill is intended to address the finding that while women make up almost 50% of the workforce, they represent less than 25% of the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce, and only 26% of women who attain STEM degrees work in STEM jobs. The bill aims to promote women's participation in technology and commercialization ventures, which have been shown to be more successful when women are in top management positions.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 01/10/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/83/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s83/BILLS-115s83is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s83/BILLS-115s83is.pdf.pdf |
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