“Our words have a profound impact on our daughters. They take their cues from us. Parents can inadvertently reinforce gender stereotypes and undermine self-confidence with their words and actions. Parents can also bolster girls’ self-confidence and empower them with their words and actions.”

Source: How to Raise a Self-Confident Girl, PBS.org

STEM Gems in the News

Your Teen for Parents
Helping Students Connect the STEM Dots
August 24, 2021

Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Women’s History Month Gamechanger
March 10, 2021

Summit Designed to Fire up Girls about STEM
The Champion
March 8, 2021

Women In Technology Podcast
Making History for the Next Gen
March 7, 2021

STEMming in Stilettos Podcast
with Dr. Toshia
November 3, 2020

Pi Before Dinner
Facebook Live with
Dr. Lou Matthews
June 24, 2020

Goizueta Beyond 100th Honoree
Sharing and Teaching the Power of STEM
October 26, 2019

STEMedia Instagram Live Interview
STEMedia
August 25, 2019

Top 100 Influential Women in Georgia Recipient
Engineering Georgia
January-February, 2019

Diva Tech Talk Ep: 72
Stephanie Espy: Exposure to the Possibilities
October 2, 2018

100 Influential Women To Know 
By Engineering Georgia
January/February, 2018

Girl Talk HQ Feature

Girl Talk HQ Feature
October 6, 2016

Georgia Engineer Feature

Georgia Engineer Feature (pg.18)
August 17, 2016

Megan Smith - Entrepreneur, Engineer, and 3rd U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Former Assistant to the President
Megan Smith
Entrepreneur, Engineer, and 3rd U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Former Assistant to the President

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In the US today, only 14% of all engineers and 25% of all IT professionals are women. Though women make up 55% of all college and graduate students overall, only 18% of computer science graduates are female.

Source: Engineering the Future: GE’s Goal to Bridge The STEM Gender Gap By 2020, GE Reports