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Marmara Üniversitesi Kadın ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol.6, no.2, pp.104-121, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Women, in general, suffer from barriers in social and professional life that hinder their progress more than their male counterparts, especially in the fields of science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM). Researchers over the past decades have investigated these barriers from various perspectives. The purpose of this review paper is to discuss these barriers more comprehensively and systematically. The paper is organized into three main sections. First, the paper explores the current education and workforce representation of women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics landscape, and then, the paper details the barriers women face during education and work stages and societal barriers as well. Finally, we provide appropriate suggestions and highlight successful practices to overcome such barriers in woman's STEM career paths. The information has been elaborated on and classified throughout reviewing the literature, national and global reports and statistics.