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STEM Resources for International Women's Day!

March 8th is International Women's Day, a great opportunity to showcase the opportunities for and contributions of women in STEM. Here are a few resources to get the conversation started:

Career Girls - A comprehensive video-based career exploration tool for girls featuring diverse women STEM role models. It's free to use and contains 16,000 videos, as well as career quizzes and resources.

FabFems - A collection of resources for role models, educators, and parents to inspire and educate girls about science, computer science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses and careers. The website includes Resources for Role Models and Resources for Girls.

Youth Serve as STEM Ambassadors with Chief Science Officers International

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Throughout in-school and out-of-school spaces alike, there has been an increased emphasis on STEM education in the past decade. Conversations about STEM education are almost always about youth and impact youth — yet youth rarely have a seat at the table. This is how the Chief Science Officer (CSO) program came to be. In this program, 6th through 12th grade students serve as STEM ambassadors representing their peers, their education spaces, and their community.

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Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Turning a Passion for STEM Into a Career

Dr. Adaora Nelson knew at an early age she wanted a career in STEM. But she wasn't quite sure what it would be.

The formative moment, she said, came at age 13, when she heard a physical therapist speak at her school, and she began envisioning herself in that role.

"A female who looks like me is standing on this stage, telling me what it's all about. It made the science track attainable," said Nelson, who grew up in Nigeria.

Years later, including time spent in the U.S. Navy, she found her way into engineering, and today she works as vice president of Quality and Product Safety at Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business. Her career path shows there are many ways into engineering.