Deck 16: Under-Representation of Diversity in the Scientific, Technical and Film Workforce

Question 1

STEM is the acronym for:

A) Surgeons, Trucking, Economy, Medicine
B) Swimming, Tennis, Equipment, Machines
C) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The underrepresentation of diversity in STEM is:

A) A new problem
B) An emerging problem
C) A persistent problem

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The STEM fields work together to:

A) Help improve relationships between countries
B) Help us understand how the world works and solve problems
C) Help improve the economy

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Currently, there is a lack of trained professionals in the STEM field due to:

A) Rapidly evolving new technologies
B) Global warming
C) Cyber-security issues

Question 5

There is a lack of minority and women professionals in the STEM field due to:

A) Qualified minorities and women not being recruited and by hired by STEM organizations
B) Hidden and overt racial biases
C) Feeling stressed and unsupported in the work environment
D) Being discriminated against because race, gender, age, and sexual orientation
E) Low salaries, heavy parenting responsibilities, and lack of flextime options.
F) All of the above
G) Choices A., B., and C. only

Question 6

Strategies that could be used to increase diversity in the STEM workforce include:

A) Making sure STEM organizations are ready to diversify its employees base by creating a welcoming and inclusive organizational cultural before they hire diverse employees so they will not leave the company
B) Posting open and new STEM positions on popular online career search engines such as LinkedIn, Google, Monster, and Glassdoor where diverse candidates can easily find them
C) Informing minorities and women in working in entry-level STEM positions of career development and leadership development opportunities to help them to advance their careers in STEM
D) Choice A. only
E) Choices A., B., and C. only

Question 7

Despite the fact that changing demographics in the United States reflects more racial and ethnic diversity than ever before-the film workforce and its films:

A) Lack the presents of racial and ethnic minorities in acting, screen writing, directing and creating
B) Lack the presents of women in directing and screen writing
C) Lack the presents of minority and women memberships on the Oscars governing and voting board
D) Choice A. only
E) Choices A., B., and C. only

Question 8

The lack of diversity in the film workforce is a critical problem because:

A) Research validates that racial and ethnic minorities and women continue to be under-represented in the film workforce far below their proportion of the U.S. population
B) The persisting lack of racial and ethnic minorities working in the film workforce as actors, writers, directors, and creative artist
C) The lack of women in technical behind-the-scenes positions such as directors and writers
D) The Oscar's governing board members which vote on the Oscar nominees are 94% White and 100% male
E) The #OscarsSoWhite protests and boycotts due to its persisting lack of diversity representation at all levels in the film workforce
F) Choice D. only
G) Choices A. and E. only
H) Choices A., B., C., D., and E. only

Question 9

Strategies that the film workforce could explore to address their underrepresentation of diversity problem include:

A) Creating a global campaign to attract and recruit new diverse members
B) Increasing diversity on its governing board by establishing three new governing board member seats
C) Adding diverse members on its executive board where important membership and governance decisions are made
D) Doing nothing
E) Choices A. and B.
F) Choice D. only
G) Choices A., B., and C. only

Question 10

Sexual harassment is a problem in the film workforce that should be corrected by:

A) Developing an ethical code of conduct for the all members of the film workforce to abide by
B) Doing nothing about it
C) Reinforcing that sexual harassment in the film workforce is a serious ethical violation that has personal, professional, and legal consequences
D) Choices A. and C. only
E) Choice B. only