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 [Diversity & Inclusion](/CSR-News/diversity-inclusion)

 # How ‘Hidden Figures’ Inspires Women in STEM Fields

 

##### By Joanna Geraghty

 

 

 Mar 1, 2017 9:15 AM ET

  ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/hidden-figures.jpg "Octavia Spencer stars as Dorothy Vaughan in 'Hidden Figures'. Hopper Stone, SMPSP/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation") Octavia Spencer stars as Dorothy Vaughan in 'Hidden Figures'. Hopper Stone, SMPSP/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 

 

[Originally published on Fortune](https://fortune.com/2017/02/26/most-powerful-women-career-advice-stem-jetblue-gender-equality/)

In my role at JetBlue, I see firsthand how important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are to shaping future generations of leaders. Most of the critical functions of JetBlue require STEM, including aircraft flight, repair, and routing.

Yet the aviation industry still lacks women in technical and analytical positions, a trend that is seen throughout the aviation sector. Women pilots, for instance, [represent less than 7% of the commercial pilot population](https://www.wai.org/resources/waistats), and women represent less than 3% of all mechanics, according to 2015 data from the Federal Aviation Administration.

[Click here to continue reading on Fortune.](https://fortune.com/2017/02/26/most-powerful-women-career-advice-stem-jetblue-gender-equality/)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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