The gender gap remains one of the outstanding problems in engineering education. However, there are global learning communities with more than a decade that show sustainable statistics for learning and leadership in STEM environments. This research analyzes the participation of women in the Fab Lab-based learning environment of the Fab Academy in the geography of IEEE Region 8 and the 28 countries that graduated 721 students between 2009 and 2021. We analyze the 31.21% of women graduated and the specificity of its scope in each sub region, from the context of the learning environment to those who management a Fab Lab. Demonstrating a line that takes up learned knowledge, orienting them to learning and leadership.

This quantitative research analyzes the participation of Latin American women graduates in a Fab Lab-based learning environment in the IEEE Region 9, including 176 graduates from 11 countries between 2012 to 2023. We analyzed 20% (N=36) of Women graduates in Latin America in 24 of 303 Fab Labs, and we compared them with 361 Fab Academy graduates from countries of other nine IEEE regions. The results reveal differences, which indicate a lower number of graduates in the Andean sub-region compared to countries of the extreme south of America. This includes only 17% of Women managing a Fab Lab. Latin America demonstrates the lowest percentage of Women graduates and managers compared to other IEEE regions. This longitudinal analysis highlights for future research, beyond the academic issues that contribute to the reduction of the gender gap.