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Hear directly from these STEM professionals.
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Principal Associate Scientist
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The future of STEM.
Skylar
10 years old
“I think that Science Club for Girls will really change the 4%. There’s a lot of different girls of different races, and I think that would really help the 4% go way higher.”
Yani
7 years old
“I was scared to do [Science Club for Girls], but now I learned when you’re scared to do it, it might be fun. It might not be scary.”
Genevieve
17 years old
“I’ve always kind of been shy in school, in class especially…It’s just been very cool to be introduced to [STEM] and then have greater confidence and walk into male-dominated classrooms and be like, I know this, and I’m going to explain and ask questions.”
Yenifer
10 years old
I really like the experiments. Where you put baking soda with vinegar and
mix it ... Explosion!
About Science Club for Girls
Science Club for Girls’ mission is to foster excitement, confidence, and literacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for girls and gender-expansive youth from underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and by maximizing meaningful interactions with women-in-STEM mentors.
Key Facts:
No Cost
All programs are free — removing a barrier to access.
More Opportunity
SCFG focuses on girls and gender-expansive youth from groups underrepresented in STEM by income, race, and/or first-generation college-bound.
More Access
More than 83% of participants and over 60% of mentors are from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM.
More Success
Over the past thirteen years, >90% of our high school juniors and seniors have gone on to college (up 20% over the national average), and of those girls, >55% of them chose to major in STEM.
A Smarter Future
SCFG participants stay interested in science through high school, select more challenging math and science courses, and are aware of STEM career possibilities because of SCFG.
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