USC Viterbi School of Engineering, IEC3 Summer Camp for Girls, and Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) goIT program are preparing middle school girls for STEM careers. IEC3 aims to lessen the barriers that have historically prevented Latino and African American women and girls from pursuing careers in engineering and computer science. In addition, IEC3 has also […]
Read More STEM SUMMER CAMP TO SUPPORT LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLSGM CEO Mary Barra states that the world needs more diverse engineers. She announced a new push to train engineers–specifically aimed at recruiting women and minorities. Barra has a degree in electrical engineering from General Motors Institute. She has helped train many engineers, and is dedicated to working with groups that will encourage girls to […]
Read More MARY BARRA: THE WORLD NEEDS MORE CODERSAvideh Zakhor is a light in science and technology, and is most well known for her role in creating Google Earth and Street View. Avideh Zakhor was the brain behind what we have come to know as Google Earth and Street View. She is among the very few women who have made a tremendous impact […]
Read More AVIDEH ZAKHORToday is International Women’s Day. In some countries, this holiday involves women receiving flowers and gifts from all the men in their lives; however, in others, women will protest and demand policy changes–particularly in the nations where women’s rights are newly under threat. For instance, in the United States, women are going on strike in […]
Read More WOMEN CHANGE THE WORLD. STAY IN STEM.Today, millions of women gathered in Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and around the world to stand up for women’s rights and protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. The presidency of Donald Trump threatens the rights and liberties of all women in the United States of America: black women, white women, native women, poor women, […]
Read More WHY IT IS CRUCIAL TO GET MORE WOMEN INTO SCIENCE
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