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What stereotypes about girls do we need to overcome to excel in STEM?2016-04-20T13:06:29+00:00

"We must ensure young women have strong role models to help them feel like they belong in any role they aspire to fill."

Source: Blair Blackwell, Chevron Education & Corporate Progress Manager
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Only 17% of Google's technical employees consist of women, 20% of Apple's technical employees are women, 15% of Facebook's are women, and only 10% of Twitter's are women.

Source: American Association of University Women (AAUW), 2014 Data

21% of girls say their parents have encouraged them to be an actress, while 10% of girls say their parents have encouraged them to think about an engineering career.

Source: Harris Interactive for the American Society for Quality