Chapter 20: Retention of Latina Stem Students in Texas: Exploring the Experiences That Should Be Considered
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Published:2015
Elsa Gonzalez, Marie Valentin, Detra Johnson, Celestino Valentin, Jr., Beatriz Lopez, Ariana Gonzalez, Yvonna Lincoln, Christine Stanley, 2015. "Retention of Latina Stem Students in Texas: Exploring the Experiences That Should Be Considered", Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening Doors, Closing Wounds): Latinas/os Finding Work–Life Balance in Academia, Frank Hernandez, Elizabeth Murakami, Gloria Rodriguez
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My journey as a scholar in the United States, started 16 years ago, when I started my doctoral degree; since then the idea of work–life balance has become so natural for me Through the years, I have become a wife, a mother, and a faculty member … all of those roles intertwined to become who I am, and who I am interested in personally, and as scholar.
A couple of years ago, as I was recruiting undergraduate students for the purpose of mentoring them in conducting research activities. I became aware of how Latina students face specific challenges that perhaps other students do not face. These students had challenges because they were women and Latinas; in addition, the students that I became familiar with were pursuing their degrees in the STEM fields.
