{"id":1530,"date":"2022-02-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classroomforchange.com\/?p=1530"},"modified":"2023-01-30T05:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T05:40:05","slug":"6-ways-to-celebrate-women-girls-in-stem-all-year-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classroomforchange.com\/6-ways-to-celebrate-women-girls-in-stem-all-year-long\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Celebrate Women + Girls in STEM All Year Long"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On February 11th of every year, we celebrate International Day of Women + Girls in Science, an event that honors women + girls who have made their mark on science through their “out of this world” (I couldn’t resist!) contributions in STEM-related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day is also a call to ACTION. The fact of the matter is we need more women + girls in STEM. And as the fastest-growing job sector, STEM needs them<\/em>. What we know is women + girls are systematically tracked out of following STEM pathways throughout their education, which limits their ability to join these fields as adults. Men vastly outnumber women in the STEM workforce. The<\/span> American Association of University Women (AAUW)<\/a> has more on women in STEM and the STEM gap, if you’d like to learn more. The reality is in order to achieve true gender equality in science, technology, engineering, and math, we need to empower women + girls to think big + dream big. Because we know what happens when they do. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n So what are some ways that we can encourage the women + girls in our lives to pursue their passion in STEM like the trailblazers we honor today? Here’s a quick list of ways to not only celebrate International Day of Women + Girls in Science but also recognize the amazing accomplishments of phenomenal female figures all year long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n