Category Archives: Gender Equity in STEM
Advice from women who have blazed a trail in STEM: “Letters to my Young Self”
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Science Club for Girls blog initiated the “Letter to my Young Self” campaign to invite women scientists to reflect on the lessons they’ve learned in their life and to provide encouragement to young … Continue reading
Our Favorite On-screen Women in STEM
Reblogged from AAUW Dialog: What do Temperance “Bones” Brennan, Hermione Granger, and Abby Sciuto have in common? They’re all inspiring female characters who are science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals in movies or on TV. They serve as role … Continue reading
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Games are NOT the enemy! How video games are building our future leaders.
So much of the world’s problems are blamed on video games that it would be hard to imagine there could be anything good about having our children spend hours staring at a screen and plotting and strategizing about how to … Continue reading
Register to receive the 2012 AuthenticSTEM Guide to STEM Education Resources
Based on the response from my post yesterday calling for applications to the 2012 AuthenticSTEM Guide to STEM Education Resources, I have to believe that this information is in high demand. (My email is overflowing with requests to receive the … Continue reading
Aspire to Inspire! Women in Engineering at NASA
http://youtu.be/QhunCY-8L9Q
Women@NASA launched a NEW site to share the amazing things women are doing at NASA. I am lucky that I grew up witnessing some of the amazing things that women could do – but for those not aware of the possibilities for students, this and the other 4 videos can give a wonderful overview of the STEM careers available to girls. The most striking point I took away from this video is how critical the role of an encouraging teacher or parent is to introduce and encourage girls in STEM. Teachers, take note!!
STEM (and Engineering) Makes a Difference!
The U.S. will have more than 1.2 million job openings in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related occupations by 2018.Yet, there will be a significant shortage of qualified college graduates to fill these careers. For the U.S. to succeed and … Continue reading
“Women in Vision”
Last Thursday evening, at about 6pm, I received an email, clearly from a mobile device with just the subject: “Have you ever heard of Grace Hopper?” It was from my mother, who by all accounts is the reason I chose … Continue reading
