Who We Are
We support women passionate about STEM, pioneers in their profession & role models for female youth. ✨
STEMINIST
An advocate for increasing the presence of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Some surprising stats around women in STEM:
- On average, men in STEM jobs earn 14.4% more than women.
- One in seven engineers are women.
- There are 2% more women graduating with bachelor degrees in STEM, but men still dominate more than 70% of the Science & Engineering workforce.
- African American women account for 10.7% of the total women graduating with a degree in STEM fields like Science or Engineering.
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From the Blog
WOMEN IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Despite such iconic names as Grace Hopper, Anita Borg, and Jean Bartik, it is unfortunate that ladies have only begun to enter this field in the last one or two decades. Many female graduates are very keen to become computer scientists because they are usually good communicators and prefer teamwork. Regarding female workers, good communication and teamwork are the qualities that STEM firms require from CS graduates because these firms prefer individuals who can solve problems in groups.
Career Resources for Women
From dating applications like Bumble to professional magazines like Cherry Bomb, female entrepreneurs are continuously coming up with resources that have been tailor-made for professional women like them. Many of these career resources will help you network with other like-minded women, find out more info about a job you might be interested in, or introduce local events geared toward your passion. The following are assets that a young woman can use to advance her vocation: