STEM opportunities for young women

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Two young women sit in a field, adjusting scientific equipment attached to a laptop.

Photo by Nichole Chapman.

STEM opportunities for young women

Two young women sit in a field, adjusting scientific equipment attached to a laptop.

Adolescent girls show as much engagement as boys in science, tech, engineering and math, but this changes significantly when they reach college age. We discuss why young women aren’t pursuing these fields and some of the local opportunities to keep girls and young women engaged in STEM.

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