Why advocate for military spouses in STEM specifically? STEM industries face their own, unique challenges, trends, and growth opportunities. Military spouses who work in these fields look for support, advocacy, and jobs that can lead them to fulfilling careers – while living within the military lifestyle. This is not an easy act to balance which is … [Read more...]

By Lily Snyder We took our first biennial survey of military spouses in STEM in 2017. From it, we learned that military spouses are high-value contributors to the economy and that there is a vibrant population of working spouses from all STEM sectors: aerospace, geoscience, information technology, and more. Earlier this year we sent out our … [Read more...]

The 2019 Military Spouses in STEM survey, conducted by the Society of Military Spouses in STEM, is now closed. Thank you to every person who helped get the word out about this important survey because we hit the goal number of respondents! The survey will help us better understand the community and needs of military spouses in science, … [Read more...]

How many military spouses and dependents are in STEM, anyway? The Society of Military Spouses in STEM (SMSS) is a beacon bringing together STEM professionals and students in the military community. However, the actual number of military spouses and dependents in STEM is unknown.   Photographer --- Bob Jagendorf, (License: CC BY-SA … [Read more...]

The Society of Military Spouses in STEM is conducting this survey in order to better understand the community and needs of military spouses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career fields (including those who are interested in pursuing such career paths). Your participation will help us identify how many military spouses there … [Read more...]