50,000 Toy Cars Gifted to Young Girls to Challenge Gender Stereotypes Mercedes-Benz USA and Mattel made the announcement tied to National STEM Day. By Jessica Radloff When is the last time you saw young girls playing with toy cars on a TV commercial? If you thought, I honestly don’t know, you’re not the only one. According to the National Science…
Boosting Women’s Participation in STEM By Jim Williams It’s called the STEM gap; far more men than women in science, technology, engineering, and math. A fun competition in Chicago for girls aims to change that. CBS 2’s Jim Williams talked to one college senior who was so inspired a few years ago, that she changed her career path. Four years…
Girls learn about STEM careers from local women in Junior Achievement “Dream Fair” event By Lora Painter On Friday, April 29th, 2022, on the campus of Western Michigan University, Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan introduced 7th and 8th-grade girls to the exciting possibilities of working in STEM-related fields. The message students heard from the event is they can do anything…
