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Top STEM Programs for Girls

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“We need to encourage and support girls and women achieve their full potential as scientific researchers and innovators.” Women are vastly underrepresented in STEM careers around the world. While much progress has been made in recent years, much work remains to engage girls in STEM. SciGirls ( [link] ).

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Heela Yoon: “Social change takes time, especially when tackling big issues like violent extremism and gender inequality in Afghanistan.”

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Published: In December 2022, the Taliban banned Afghan women from universities. Heela Yoon, founder and CEO of the Afghan Youth Ambassadors for Peace Organization (AYAPO), tells us how she keeps optimistic in the face of this deliberate affront to women’s and girls’ human rights. Why did you set up the AYAPO?

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International Women’s Day 2021 – Women Belong in STEM

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Women belong in STEM. . As we’ve explored in the past , women have been at the forefront of many crucial advancements and breakthroughs in the world of STEM. . Women are under-represented in STEM fields – but why is this still the case? How can we observe these biases at work?

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Women for the Environment

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Women are crucial to creating a future that is more equal, sustainable, and inclusive. In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022, we want to share some amazing women who have fought to advocate for and preserve our environment. Rachel Carson (1907 – 1964) . Her career began at the U.S

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Delve Talks: Winnie Karanja, Maydm

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Dave Franchino and I had the opportunity to talk with Winnie Karanja, Founder and Executive Director of Maydm , a Madison-based organization which provides girls and youth of color in grades six to 12 skill- based training in the technology sector. As a high school student, Winnie had a passion for both math and the social sciences.

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Examining the extremely small

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Nanoscience has applications in all fields of science: physicists can determine the structure of atoms, biologists can observe the structure of molecules, materials scientists can control the properties of new materials and computer engineers can develop faster electronics. How small are things at the nanoscale? What is nanoscience?

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Why good childcare provision is important for gender equality

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By investigating the gender inequalities caused by insufficient childcare provision, she hopes to influence policy changes so that women can be mothers and have successful careers at the same time. Society makes it difficult for girls to combine their dreams of flying high with being mothers.”. Usually, this will be the mother.