What happens when DEI becomes DOA in the aerospace industry?
by Eric Berger from Ars Technica - All content on (#6VXEZ)
Last month a nonprofit that recognizes exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities with space and aviation internships, the Brooke Owens Fellowship, announced its latest class of "Brookies."
This ninth class of 45 students was selected from more than 400 applications, and they will fan out to aerospace companies across the country, from large firms such as SpaceX and Blue Origin to smaller startups like Vast and Stoke. There they will be paired with executive-level mentors who will help launch their careers.
However there was a cloud hanging over this latest group of exceptional students: They may be the last class of Brookies to receive aerospace internships.