In South Carolina, Oakbrook Middle Media Specialist, Rebecca Webb and Technology coach Katie Edmunds are focused on bringing the underrepresented group into the world of tech and STEM careers. Webb said that she took notice of how many female students wanted to learn about science, technology, and engineering. As a result, Webb and Edmunds started […]
At the University of Arkansas members of the College of Engineering’s IEEE Women in Engineering student organization recently invited dozens and dozens of Girl Scouts to campus in order to introduce them to STEM, especially electrical engineering. The girls had many opportunities to learn such as a hands on activity where group members showed around […]
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that teen’s mental health in America is struggling. The report titled, The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, polled over 17,000 U.S. high school students and asked them questions about their own mental health and happiness. The results showed that 57 percent of girls felt […]
The Chicago Bears of the NFL just held a Girls Flag Football clinic at Round Lake High School on Wednesday night, which also served as the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 Hometown Grant Event. Undeniably Dairy and the Chicago bears teamed up and selected Round Lake High School as the recipient of a $10,000 […]
The city of Yuma, Arizona, recently held a camp to encourage girls and young women to challenge themselves and consider what they never thought was possible. The Yuma Fire Department hosted camp Inferno over the past week. The program runs over the course of three days and aims to let teen girls have a real-world […]
On Sunday, female engineering students at UW-Madison showed attendees to their event that girls can be Disney princess’ and engineers at the same time. Many members of the UW-Madison Society of Women Engineers claim they were never given that same opportunity to be able to learn about engineering as kids. Because of that they have […]
A group of Solano Beach Mothers got up bright and early for the water at the Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito pool. Over the course of the past several months, the women in the support group have been learning how to swim and enjoying physical and emotional benefits of doing so. A group […]
UNLV Lady Rebels coach, Lindy La Rocque has the team back in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll for the first time since 1994, as the team entered the poll at number 23 on Monday. La Rocque stated, “Obviously it means a lot. When I took the job I had a vision of […]
Over 50 girls ranging from grades K-8 were able to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day through learning what it truly means to be a female athlete. The attendees for the event gathered at Mercyhurst University, and were able to be part of interactive stations run by women from the university’s sports teams, […]
The South Peninsula Haven House in Homer, Alaska, is looking for volunteer coaches and participants for their program, Girls on the Run. The nonprofit’s aim is to support people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse through providing them safe shelter, crisis intervention, prevention and victim advocacy. They have taken part in the […]