03-02-2017, 12:09 PM
(03-02-2017, 10:02 AM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: The executive orders to advance women in STEM was a pretty badass move. You probably won't hear much about that though because it's a good thing for women and there wasn't any pussy grabbing going on.
https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-women-in...tech-laws/
The STEM and INSPIRE programs were not passed by Executive Order, Gunnar. President Trump had nothing to do with their creation. They were products of the bi-partisan House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and introduced by Representative Barbara Comstock in early 2016.
President Trump simply signed the bills passed by both houses of Congress. It would not have made any sense for Trump to veto those bills, politically or business-wise, of course. So, he signed them -- nothing badass about that. It's a job requirement and he'll be doing a whole lot of it while he's in the Oval Office.
I support the STEM and INSPIRE programs aimed at getting girls and women more interested in mathematics fields, aerospace, technology... Women are under-represented in those fields, and businesses in those industries often sponsor work visas to get the talent they need from other countries due to a shortage of Americans (men and women) with the needed education and skills.
Anyway, I'll give Trump credit where due; not credit for something other people did without his involvement. STEM and INSPIRE are not, in any way, Trump's doing. But, I'll give him points for providing the programs more public exposure by praising them when he called a press conference, flanked by his daughter and wife, and made a photo opp out of signing the bills into law. Good PR for him, good PR for the programs, and hopefully the programs will be effective in inspiring girls and women to pursue science and technology education and careers. Win/win/win.
FYI: President Obama signed the original STEM bill into law in 2015. https://www.aip.org/fyi/2015/president-s...n-bill-law