by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
Summer 2012 has reminded me what it means to focus on girls’ awareness of community. For our Operation SMART® outreach program, Knozone materials were graciously gifted to us by Hirons & Company, contracted by the Office of Sustainability of Indianapolis....
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
Did you know that science and engineering fields are among the highest earning career fields yielding at least $70,600 annually, more than double the average annual earnings of the entire U.S. workforce? Yet, women only account for 40% of degree holders in these areas...
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
Gertrude Elion graduated from NYU with a Master of Science degree in 1941. As a woman, she was unable to secure a legitimate laboratory position until affects of World War II created a shortage of chemists. She got a job conducting quality control for a major food...
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
The STEM gap has often been described as a “leaky pipeline.” For those women who do pursue STEM fields, retention is a problem. From unsupportive (or even hostile) collegiate environments to the well documented “glass ceiling” of pay gaps and...
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
I started college as a chemistry student. I ended up in art history. A lot happened between the checked box on my college application and the degree that finally arrived in my mailbox last week. I remember why I left my program, but in retrospect, I sometimes have...
