FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 13, 2020 — STEM for Her is excited to announce the winners of the inaugural STEM for Her Scholarship Program and to award scholarships of $5,000 each to two amazing young women who demonstrated both a passion for STEM and articulated their future goals. STEM for Her is focused on championing

As part of our ongoing mission to support women and girls in their pursuit of careers in STEM, we are delighted to announce the inaugural series of the STEM for Her Virtual Programs. Staying home to stay safe does not mean limiting learning and growing. In fact, it is the ever-expanding universe of STEM that

Dear Friends of STEM for Her, We want to take a moment to acknowledge the pain and tragedy engulfing our country. The senseless and unjust killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and many others have illuminated the long and disturbing history of racial and social injustice that communities of color have experienced in

As a high school senior interested in technology, I have faced the gender gap many more times than most would expect. From international math camps in middle school to my high school robotics team, I’ve experienced the imbalance in participation in technology first-hand. As I researched the problem, I realized that upper elementary and middle

What do I wish I knew about being a software engineer/lead technologist when I was in high school or college? First and foremost, I wish I knew more about possible career options in STEM, especially Information Technology and software engineering, which were unheard of in my South Indian childhood residence. Since my high school education

When I started college, I did not talk to my professors. They were the founts of knowledge at the front of the lecture hall, and students were to be receivers of this knowledge. I had this idea that it was a one-way street, rather than the dialog that it really should have been. It did