Statistically speaking

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016, women made up nearly 50 percent of the general workforce. However, women represented only 25 percent of computer and mathematical professionals. When it comes to U.S. engineers, a mere 11 percent are women according to the Society of Women Engineers. Among mechanical engineers, just seven percent are women. Women are less likely to focus on the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) as university undergraduate and graduate students. Shockingly, only 26 percent of women who do attain collegiate degrees in STEM are employed in STEM jobs.

Improving the odds

In 2018, the Women and Girls Fund awarded a $10,000 grant to Carroll University to expand its STEM for Girls/STEM para Chicas program. Now a two-week experience, the camp can serve 60 middle and high school-aged girls. Offered at no cost, the program encourages girls to explore STEM career paths through hands-on workshops and skill-building activities led by local STEM experts. Curriculum centers on female role models who have careers in STEM fields. Central to the camp are opportunities for the girls to strengthen their self-confidence, something critical for preparing them for the competitive environment of STEM professions.

In 2018, thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Women and Girls Fund awarded grants totaling more than $90,000 to area agencies delivering innovative programs that achieve results and empower Waukesha County women and girls. Positive change is happening.

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The Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County, established in 2004, seeks to aid and enrich the lives of women and girls so they become thriving residents of their communities. Since 2005, the Women and Girls Fund has awarded nearly $900,000 to nonprofit organizations that promote the welfare, independence and self-sufficiency of women and girls of all ages.