Mentors and role models are critical in the professional development and growth of the rising generations. Seeing people who “look like you”, be it gender, race, ethnicity or other diverse identities, is important in believing that you, too, can succeed.
STEM Mentors Impact Rising Generation
April 14th, 2016 by Rich Feller
Posted in: Engineering, Science, STEM Careers, Women
Recruiting and Retaining Women in STEM
April 14th, 2016 by Rich Feller
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research highlights 7 successful projects to attract and retain female students in community college STEM programs.
Posted in: Community College, Education, Educators, Low-Income, Programs, STEM Careers, Women
Infinity & Beyond: STEM Exploration
April 11th, 2016 by Jenn Long
MIT Astrophysicist, Sara Seager (PhD), has been studying, exploring, and looking for planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) for 20+ years, driven by a passion to “…find another Earth. That’s what I’m living for.”
STEM Common Among “Most Powerful Women”
March 14th, 2016 by Jenn Long
It is no secret that STEM fields have a reputation of being unwelcoming toward women and that women are underrepresented within these career paths. And, times, despite slowly, they are a-changing. The Forbes Most Powerful Women list for 2015 was filled with representation of influential, innovative, and leading women within STEM careers, including Facebook COO […]
Posted in: Careers, Leadership, Powerful Women, STEM Careers, Women
The Women Who STEM-ed Their Way to Power
September 22nd, 2014 by Brad Graham
One of my favorite days of the year at Fortune is MPW day, the day the list of Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women in business comes out. It’s a great celebration of women in power, of women
High Paying Careers & Degrees for Women in STEM
August 25th, 2014 by Brad Graham
STEM careers, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, are among the highest-paying positions in any field. Most positions in these fields are currently held by men, but
Lesbians Who Tech, From Silicon Valley To The White House
July 29th, 2014 by Brad Graham
As I’m reaching for my morning coffee, I see this email: “You’re invited toLesbians Who Tech, a global community of over 4,000 queer women in and around tech (and the people who love them). Whether
Why is STEM Still a Four-Letter Word for Women?
July 22nd, 2014 by Brad Graham
In the last few decades, women have made immense strides in both educational and occupational success, garnering higher degrees, wages and visibility in the workforce. Today, according
