The &quot;pipeline problem&quot; isn&#x27;t nearly as cut and dry as you seem to assert and ignoring systematic biases in hiring, promoting and funding by just saying it is an education problem isn&#x27;t helpful. Thinking from a top down instead of bottom up, what if the lack of STEM education in a community is due to that community seeing no representation in the leadership (or even employees) of major companies? I don&#x27;t think you can get people into STEM if the people think the game is rigged against them when it comes to hiring.<p>&gt; The bachelor’s to Ph.D. STEM pipeline no longer leaks more women than men: a 30-year analysis<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;journal.frontiersin.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;10.3389&#x2F;fpsyg.2015.00037&#x2F;abstract" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;journal.frontiersin.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;10.3389&#x2F;fpsyg.2015.00...</a><p>&gt; Top universities turn out black and Hispanic computer science and computer engineering graduates at twice the rate that leading technology companies hire them, a USA TODAY analysis shows.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;tech&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;12&#x2F;silicon-valley-diversity-tech-hiring-computer-science-graduates-african-american-hispanic&#x2F;14684211&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usatoday.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;tech&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;12&#x2F;silicon-valley...</a>