Table 1: Analysis of demographic variables

frequency %
Are you a female? yes 61 93.8%
Did you major in a science, technology, engineering Yes 57 93.4%
No 4 6.6%
or mathematics.

Do/Did you work in a STEM profession related to Yes 59 96.7%

your major or specialty? No 2 3.3%
Age. 25 - 34 11 19.6%
35 - 44 15 26.8%
45 - 54 26 46.4%
55 - 64 3 5.4%
65 - 74 1 1.8%
Ethnicity African American or 23 41.8%
Black
Asian 1 1.8%
Hispanic 2 3.6%
White 26 47.3%
Other 3 5.5%
Highest Education level 4years degree 8 12.3%
Professional degree 22 33.8%
Doctorate 18 27.7%
Post-Doctorate 7 10.8%

(61)93.8% of participants were females, 93.4% did studied a field of science, technology,
engineering or mathematics 96.7% of them worked in STEM related professions, 46.4%
were between 45 to 54 years old, 26.8% were between 35 to 44 years old and only one
participant was more than 65 years old.
47.3% of them were white, 41.8% were African American and other minor percentage ere
either Asian or Hispanic or other ethnicities, 33.8% of respondents had Professional degrees,
27.7% had Doctorate and 12.3% had 4years degree.

Table 2: median& rank analysis of the purpose of the participants jobs according to different
exposure in childhood
High exposure Medium exposure Low exposure
Median rank Median rank Median rank
To earn an income 4.5 47 3.0 31.1 2.0 29.37
contributing to society 4 50.08 1 30.15 1 30.04
Solve societal challenges 2.5 36.83 1 30.71 2 32.42
Teach/learn from others 3.5 41.5 2 31.74 2 30.12
Prepare for future generations 1.5 29.58 2 31.56 3.5 33.08
To help people 4.5 44.08 3 31.95 1 29.72
 Kruskall-wallis tests were used to test the difference in several sustainability values(To earn
an income ,contributing to society, Solve societal challenges, Teach/learn from others,
Prepare for future generations, To help people) between STEM working females who was
exposed to sustainability vales in childhood with high exposure , medium exposure and low
exposure.

The analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the three groups in their
agreement that the purpose of their jobs is to contribute to society (H (2) = 6.738, p<.05),
while there were non-statistical significance concerning other terms p>.05.

Man-Whitney U tests were run to determine the difference between females with high
exposure to sustainability values in their childhood and females with medium level exposure
in terms of how they consider the purpose of their jobs (To earn an income ,contributing to
society, Solve societal challenges, Teach/learn from others, Prepare for future generations, To
help people), the tests shows that there is a significant difference (the high exposure females
showed more agreement that the purpose of their jobs is to contribute to society (U= 35.5, Z=
-2.418, p<.05), while the difference was non-significant for other values p>.05.

While testing the difference between high exposure and low exposure groups the man-
Whitney U tests showed that there is a significant increase in the high exposure group than
the low exposure group in terms of considering earning income (U= 31.5, z= -2.284, p<.05),
and contributing to society (U= 27.0, z= 378.00, p<.05) are the main purpose of their jobs
while neither of the other values showed significant difference p>.05.

Finally there were non-significant difference between how the females with medium or low
exposure to sustainability values in terms of considering the main purpose of their jobs any of
(To earn an income ,contributing to society, Solve societal challenges, Teach/learn from
others, Prepare for future generations, To help people) p>.05.

Table 3: Crosstabing of Q29, Q31, Q32 with exposure groups(in childhood) to sustainability
values.
Are issues relating to sustainability of interest to you?
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Neutral Probably Not Definitely not P
N % N % N % N % N %
high exposure 5 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% No valid cases .478
moderate exposure 18 72.0% 5 20.0% 2 8.0% 0 0.0%
low exposure 14 66.7% 5 23.8% 0 0.0% 2 9.5%
Are there any real-world applications for sustainability that you can foresee implementing in your profession?
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Neutral Probably Not Definitely not P
N N N % N % N % N %
high exposure 4 4 1 20.0% 0 .906 0 0.0% 0 0.0% .906
moderate exposure 15 15 6 25.0% 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 1 4.2%
low exposure 10 10 7 35.0% 2 10.0% 1 5.0% 0 0.0%
Are you interested in Addressing societal issues through your field of work/study?
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Neutral Probably Not Definitely not P
N % N % N % N % N %
high exposure 5 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 .419 0 0.0% No valid cases .419
moderate exposure 20 80.0% 1 4.0% 3 12.0% 1 4.0%
low exposure 14 66.7% 5 23.8% 1 4.8% 1 4.8%

When asking participants Are issues relating to sustainability of interest to you? 100% of those lived
in environment with high exposure to sustainability values- in childhood- said definitely yes, 72% of
moderate exposure group said definitely yes, and 66.7% of low exposure group while no participants
said definitely no, this difference was non-significant (p>.05)

When asking participants Are there any real-world applications for sustainability that you can foresee
implementing in your profession? 80% of those live in environment with high exposure to
sustainability values – in their childhood- said definitely yes, 62.5% of moderate exposure group said
definitely yes, and 50% of low exposure group said definitely yes , 35% of them said probably yes ,
yet least percentages were those who said probably of definitely no this difference was non-significant
(p>.05)

When asking participants Are you interested in Addressing societal issues through your field of
work/study? 100% of those live in environment with high exposure to sustainability values – in their
childhood- said definitely yes, 80% of moderate exposure group said definitely yes, and 66.7% of low
exposure group said definitely yes, yet least percentages were those who said probably of definitely
no this difference was non-significant (p>.05)

Table 4: median& rank analysis of the purpose of the participants jobs according to different
exposure in adulthood.
High exposure Medium exposure Low exposure
Median rank Median rank Median rank
To earn an income 3.5 42.25 2.00 27.00 3.00 35.19
contributing to society 3.5 45.35 1.00 26.31 2.00 34.74
Solve societal challenges 2.00 35.95 0.0 26.17 3.00 38.10
Teach/learn from others 2.5 42.25 0.5 25.71 3.00 36.34
Prepare for future generations 2.00 31.80 1.00 26.73 4.00 39.03
To help people 3.5 40.05 1.5 31.04 1.00 32.33

Kruskall-wallis tests were used to test the difference in several sustainability values(To earn an
income ,contributing to society, Solve societal challenges, Teach/learn from others, Prepare for future
 generations, To help people) between STEM working females who are currently exposed to
sustainability vales with (high exposure , medium exposure and low exposure).

The analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the three groups in their agreement
that the purpose of their jobs is to contribute to society (H(2) = 8.107, p<.05), solve social challenges
(H(2)= 5.998, P<.05), teach/learn from others (H(2)= 7.432, p<.05), prepare for the future generation
(H(2)= 6.129, p<.05), while there were non-significant difference between the three groups in terms
of (To earn an income, To help people) p>.05.

Man-Whitney U tests were run to determine the difference between females with high exposure to
sustainability values in their adulthood and females with medium level exposure in terms of how they
consider the purpose of their jobs (To earn an income ,contributing to society, Solve societal
challenges, Teach/learn from others, Prepare for future generations, To help people), the tests shows
that there is a significant difference (the high exposure females showed more agreement that the
purpose of their jobs is to earn an income (U= 70, Z= -2.158, p<.05), to contributing to society (U=
56.5, Z= -2.672, p<.05), Solve societal challenges (U= 84.5, Z= -1.664, p<.05), Teach/learn from
others (U= 66.5, Z= -2.316, p<.05), while the difference was non-significant for other values p>.05.

While testing the difference between high exposure and low exposure groups the man-whitney U tests
showed that there is no significant differences between the two groups in terms of any of the
sustainability values p>.05.

Finally comparing the moderate exposure to low exposure groups there is a significant difference (the
high exposure females showed more agreement that the purpose of their jobs is to earn an income
(U= 281, Z= -1.65, p<.05), to contributing to society (U= 276.5, Z= -1.743, p<.05), Solve societal
challenges (U= 245, Z= -2.297, p<.05), Teach/learn from others (U= 251, Z= -2.177, p<.05), to
prepare for the future generation (U= 240.5, Z= -2.73, p<.05),
while the difference was non-significant for the values(to help people) p>.05.

Table 5: Crosstabing of Q29, Q31, Q32 with exposure groups(in adulthood) to sustainability
values.
Are issues relating to sustainability of interest to you?
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Neutral Probably Not Definitely not P
N % N % N % N % N %
high exposure 10 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% No valid cases .346
moderate exposure 12 75.0% 3 18.8% 1 6.3% 0 0.0%
low exposure 16 61.5% 7 26.9% 1 3.8% 2 7.7%
Are there any real-world applications for sustainability that you can foresee implementing in your profession?
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Neutral Probably Not Definitely not P
N % N % N % N % N %
high exposure 9 90.0% 1 10.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% .128
moderate exposure 12 75.0% 3 18.8% 1 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
low exposure 9 37.5% 10 41.7% 3 12.5% 1 4.2% 1 4.2%
Are you interested in Addressing societal issues through your field of work/study?
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Neutral Probably Not Definitely not P
N % N % N % N % N %
high exposure 10 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% No valid cases .096
moderate exposure 14 87.5% 0 0.0% 2 12.5% 0 0.0%
low exposure 16 61.5% 6 23.1% 2 7.7% 2 7.7%

When asking participants Are issues relating to sustainability of interest to you? 100% of those who
resident in environment with high exposure to sustainability values said definitely yes, 75% of
moderate exposure group said definitely yes, and 61.5% of low exposure group, this difference was
non-significant (p>.05)
When asking participants Are there any real-world applications for sustainability that you can foresee
implementing in your profession? 90% of those who live in environment with high exposure to
sustainability values said definitely yes, 75% of moderate exposure group said definitely yes, and
41.7% of low exposure group said probably yes, 37.5% of them said definitely yes, this difference
was non-significant (p>.05)
When asking participants Are you interested in Addressing societal issues through your field of
work/study? 100% of those who resident in environment with high exposure to sustainability values
said definitely yes, 87.5% of moderate exposure group said definitely yes, and 61.5% of low exposure
group, this difference was non-significant (p>.05)

Table 6: the frequency and percentage of participants' agreement There is a link between STEM and
……
There is a link between STEM and …….
Activism 32(50.8%)
Capitalism 32(50.8%)
Civil Rights 27(42.9%)
Culture 36(57.1%)
Democracy 27(42.9%)
Equality 32(50.8%)
Equity 35(55.6%)
Economy/Economic development 44(69.8%)
Entrepreneurship 44(69.8%)
Environment 45(71.4%)
Feminism 33(52.4%)
Grand Global Challenges 43(68.3%)
Health 42(66.7%)
History 29(46%)
Humanities/Liberal Arts 26(41.3%)
Justice 32(50.8%)
Nature 42(66.7%)
Policy 40(63.5%)
Poverty 32(50.8%)
Society 39(61.9%)
Spirituality 25(39.7%)
Sustainability 43(68.3%)
Women’s Empowerment 34(54%)
Other 16(25.4%)

In order to assess the agreement of females working in STEM fields about the weather the
STEM fields are related to different values; 50.8% of participants agreed that STEM fields
are related to activism, 50.8% agreed they are related to capitalism, 42.9% agreed they are
related to civil rights, 57.1% agreed they are related to culture, 42.9% agreed they are related
to democracy, 50.8% agreed they are related to equality, 55.6% agreed they are related to
equity, 96.8% agreed they are related to Economy/Economic development, 69.8% agreed they
are related to Entrepreneurship, 71.4% agreed they are related to environment, 52.4% agreed
they are related to feminism, 68.3% agreed they are related to grand global challenges, 66.7%
agreed they are related to health, 46% agreed they are related to history, 41.3% agreed they
are related to Humanities/Liberal Arts, 50.8% agreed they are related to justice, 66.7% agreed
they are related to nature, 63.5% agreed they are related to policy, 50.8% agreed they are
related to poverty, 61.9% agreed they are related to society, 39.7% agreed they are related to
spirituality, 68.3% agreed they are related to Sustainability, 54% agreed they are related to
Women’s Empowerment.

Summary

Our data suggests that exposure to sustainability aspects (growing up in rural environment,
near water sources, spending time in nature)-in childhood- results in less difference in
considering sustainability values as purpose of career than exposure to them in adulthood.
The main difference between exposure groups in childhood was in considering the purpose o
their jobs was to contribute to society.
While exposure to sustainability values in adulthood produced a wider difference as the 3
groups showed significant difference in considering the purpose of their jobs is contribute to
society, solve social challenges, teach/learn from others, prepare for the future generation.
In terms of asking the participants (Are issues relating to sustainability of interest to you? Are
there any real-world applications for sustainability that you can foresee implementing in your
profession, Are you interested in Addressing societal issues through your field of work/study?)
The analysis didn't produce any significant difference between the 3 exposure groups either in case of
exposure in childhood or exposure in adulthood.