We are thrilled at the momentum and positive energy the concept of STEAM education has gained in the past five years! We’ve said before in our celebration of the women who have led us here: we have a LOT of people to thank as we continue our work in advancing women in technology. Today, we…
We are on a mission to make sure women trailblazers in technology become household names! We wrote last month about how we’ve heard feedback from caregivers to girls (6-16 in particular), that they hear a lot about Gates, Bezos, and Jobs when they look up technology innovations and the stories of women are conspicuously missing.…
The concept of STEAM has gained momentum the past 5 years. One marker of that is the number of schools that are beginning to place a deep value on the arts just as much as they do science, tech, engineering, and math. And this focus, we believe, is particularly important as we bring more women…
Women trailblazers in technology – know their names! Technology is often seen as a male-dominated industry. Low equality in employment gender representation seems like the leading narrative and it can feel hopeless when it comes to finding representation for raising future leaders in the field. Over the process of writing our book Please Stay and…
Did you know that a surprisingly large number of species – from squid to lizards to humans – engage in play? But why? In Dr. Sam Wang and Dr. Sandra Aamodt’s book Welcome to Your Child’s Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College, the authors explore how play enhances brain development in children.…
Tech careers are awesome for women. Just ask women in the field and they quickly share stories about the innovative, creative, and analytical skills you can leverage to design and deliver technology solutions. The challenge occurs when girls lose interest in science and math classes early in life. Research shows that girls opt-out of these…