1. This Is How You Advocate For Girls In STEM
1.1. STEM for Social Good - Girl Up
2. How to get girls involved in STEM
2.1. Attend community events at local colleges and work-spaces that advocate for STEM.
2.1.1. Herstory@WKU | Western Kentucky University
2.2. Get girls involved with mentors to encourage their journey in STEM
2.2.1. Teacher, relatives, coaches, community members and even siblings can all become great mentors for STEM!
2.2.2. Million Women Mentors
3. Why girls need STEM and why STEM needs girls
3.1. Why girls need STEM and why STEM needs girls - Today's Parent
3.1.1. A career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) offers so much for our girls; opportunity, the chance to shape our world and job stability in an increasingly tech-focused marketplace
3.1.1.1. Inspiring the next generation of female engineers | Debbie Sterling | TEDxPSU
3.2. STEM for Girls : Importance & Advantages - Go Science Girls
3.2.1. Women must shine in all fields and be a role model for the upcoming generation.
3.2.1.1. BEING A GIRL IN ENGINEERING + Why More Girls Need to go into STEM
3.2.2. They can get jobs that are paid high if they master the concepts in the STEM way. They need not stay behind anymore.
3.2.3. To do away with stereotyping. Women are equally capable as men. They are strong intellectually.
4. Organizations that support girls and women in STEM
4.1. Best STEM Organizations for Girls & Women - Girls Who STEM
4.2. Girl Scouts
4.2.1. Create unique curriculum that inspires K-12 girls to embrace and celebrate scientific discovery in their life.
4.2.2. Encourage girls to explore different areas of STEM every year.
4.3. There are many in and out of school organizations that young girls can join that will support their efforts in STEM related interests.
4.3.1. examples: National Girls Collaborative Project, National Math and Science Initiative, Women in Engineering Proactive Network etc. 7 Organizations That Promote Women in STEM - College Raptor
4.3.2. Girl Scouts of America is a well known organization that supports girls entering STEM related fields
5. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/stem-fields-women-and-minorities-underrepresented/
6. Teachers need to begin encouraging girls to pursue STEM in elementary and middle school.
6.1. Girls are often encouraged to pursue more traditional goals in early childhood.
6.1.1. "A Microsoft survey found that even though girls in Europe were interested in STEM subjects around age 11, their interests waned around age 15. " 3 Ways to Excite and Encourage Girls in STEM in Your Classroom
6.1.2. It is not that there is a lack of women interested in STEM, but there is instead a lack of support for those interested early on.
6.2. Create student organizations for girls to join that are based around a STEM atmosphere.
6.2.1. Technology Club
6.2.2. Math Club
6.2.3. Engineering Competition Team
6.3. Girls in STEM – There is a narrow, four-year window of opportunity to foster girls’ passion in STEM
6.4. Help girls realize that STEM has a hand in their current interests, like gymnastics or caring for animals. Learn How to Get More Girls in STEM with These Ideas
6.4.1. How to get girls to like STEM: Heidi Olinger at TEDxBocaRaton
6.4.1.1. A great way to get girls interested in STEM is to show them professionals in STEM fields that are relatable to them, and that make it fun!
6.4.1.2. Adults can also help inspire young women to take an interest in STEM by showing them the ways these innovations have helped humanity progress. Teachers and parents can show these children that they can make a difference in the world.
7. Women are a vast minority in the STEM field.
7.1. Women are often overshadowed by men in the STEM fields, including a wage gap.
7.1.1. Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation by David N. Beede, Tiffany A. Julian, David Langdon, George McKittrick, Beethika Khan, Mark E. Doms :: SSRN
7.1.2. Half of women in STEM have experienced discrimination, study finds
7.2. STEM Gap: No State Has More Women Than Men With Tech Degrees
7.2.1. Colleges and Universities have data upon data files about the gender gaps between majors. Encouragement by advisers may change how students feel about their majors.
8. Girls lose interest in STEM due to lack of support from teachers and parents
8.1. Why do girls lose interest in STEM? New research has some answers — and what we can do about it - Stories
8.2. It is often not viewed as "cool" or popular to be interested in math or science instead of "girly" things.
8.3. This is the Exact Age When Girls Lose Interest in Math and Science
8.3.1. "A new survey conducted by Microsoft in Europe found that young girls gain interest in STEM subjects at age 11 and then lose it again by age 15. That’s a very small window of time to get girls excited about math and science."