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October is #GirlsLeadSTEM Month
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Are you ready?
Let’s celebrate the diverse voices in STEM to inspire others and share what is still needed to close gender and racial equity gaps in STEM.
October is the time to share the power of girls leading in STEM on social media using #GirlsLeadSTEM
Need ideas? Download the Toolkit and learn more.
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STEM Next Opportunity Fund:
Aika Tells Us How to Prepare for October - #GirlsLeadSTEM Month
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Flight Crew member, Aika from Montana, tells us all how to celebrate women and girls in STEM throughout the month of October for #GirlsLeadSTEM month.
The Flight Crew is the youth ambassador program of the Million Girls Moonshot - STEM Next's premier initiative to engage millions more girls in STEM learning. STEM Next is on a mission to make out-of-school STEM opportunities a reality for 20 million more young people in the next four years.
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Mission Unstoppable:
Welcome to the Fifth Season!
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On Saturday, October 7th, tune in to your local CBS affiliate for the premier of Mission Unstoppable’s fifth season! Join Miranda Cosgrove and her team of correspondents during this live action, half hour program as they highlight women science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) superstars each week. Innovators include zoologists, engineers, astronauts, codebreakers, oceanographers, and many more, on the cutting edge of scientific discovery and exploration.
And be sure to follow @cbsunstoppable on all of the popular social media platforms for a daily dose of STEM including recurring series such as STEM Loft, Science N Stuff and Eureka Hour.
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Lyda Hill Philanthropies – IF/THEN®:
Cambridge Science Festival &
STEMM Opportunity Alliance
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#IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit @ Cambridge Science Festival Science Carnival:
Cambridge Science Festival is hosting a pop-up exhibit of 30 #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit statues from September 25th through October 1st. Seen by nearly 4 million people the full exhibit features 120 3-D printed statues, the most statues of women ever assembled, designed to celebrate women innovators in science, technology, engineering, and math. On October 1st, to kick off #GirlsLeadSTEM Month, fifteen of the women represented by statues will participate in a Meet and Greet during the Festival’s Science Carnival from 12pm-4pm. The installation highlights how a more diverse, more inclusive workforce will strengthen the world’s shared future — IF we support a woman in STEM, THEN she can change the world!
STEMM Opportunity Alliance (SOA) convening in Dallas:
On October 24th in Dallas, Texas, the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) Opportunity Alliance (SOA) , in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), will host a cross-Sector STEMM Equity and Excellence Summit. The event is an opportunity for STEMM leaders, researchers, practitioners, educators, and others to discuss and share innovative strategies to achieve equity and excellence in national and regional STEMM sectors by 2050. Check out the SOA blog to explore perspectives, approaches and success stories as shared by leaders in the STEMM community.
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National Girls Collaborative Project:
Youth Advisory Board Town Hall on Oct. 19
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Join the National Girls Collaborative Project on October 19 at 4 PM PT, 6 PM CT, and 7 PM ET for the Youth Advisory Board Townhall. We will discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on society, covering a wide range of crucial areas at the intersection of AI and society. Esteemed experts will lead insightful discussions on this thought-provoking theme. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LEonRE
Can’t join? Consider supporting the Youth Advisory Board by visiting our online shop! By making a purchase, you’ll be making a big impact on the future of girls in STEM. Check the shop here:
https://ngcproject.myspreadshop.com/
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Techbridge Girls:
Equity and Inclusion Workshop: For Out-of-School Time Program Managers and Site Directors
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Save the Dates: Thursday, October 26th - Friday October 27th
Workshop Highlights:
- Equitable Learning Spaces: Learn tools and strategies to create inclusive and equitable learning spaces.
- Uncover Personal Biases: Understand and address personal biases to promote fairness and inclusion.
- Culturally Responsive STEM: Discover how to make STEM enrichment programs more gender- and culturally responsive.
- Empower Your Team: Gain skills to engage line staff in running equitable STEM programming.
This session is your key to making a meaningful impact and fostering a future where every child has access to quality STEM education. Join us and be part of the change at VIRTUAL Fall into Place 2023!
Register today: fallintoplace2023.org
"I am in a leadership position so it is absolutely essential
for me to expose and challenge my own biases before I can effectively get the ball rolling in my organization."
-Techbridge Girls Educator
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About #GirlsLeadSTEM
#GirlsLeadSTEM is the brainchild of a coalition of STEM champions committed to advancing gender and racial equity in STEM, including advocates from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, STEM Next Opportunity Fund, Techbridge Girls and the National Girls Collaborative Project. Learn more at www.GirlsLeadSTEM.org
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