<p>Yes, STEM is often grouped together, but gender representation differs dramatically in different STEM fields. For example, women are overrepresented among biology majors, but underrepresented among engineering majors. The report at <a href=“Page not found”>ASEE.org; mentions just ~10% of degrees are awarded to women in EE, ME, CE, CS, and several others.</p>
<p>Choosing one of these majors doesn’t necessarily increase your chances of admissions. Instead it depends on the college. For example, looking at the Parchment data among members in a particular stat range, at most colleges men and women had a nearly identical acceptance rate. However, at a few colleges, the rate was quite different. For example, female applicants to MIT had an acceptance rate several times higher than males in many stat ranges, which was roughly the same degree of increase as URM vs non-URM. Caltech showed a similar effect, but to a lesser degree. </p>
<p>I’d expect the reverse to happen in some colleges, with fields that are typically dominated by women.</p>