The WiSTEM initiative founded at the University of Chicago has been working on bridging social gender gaps in STEM and the opportunities for high school students. Mentorship and matchmaking programs, regular discussions or guest lectures, worldwide collaboration and outreach among students of lower (elementary) school levels are some of the characteristics that make this a good practice.
While women-inclusive STEM groups are becoming more prevalent in technical institutions than before, the WiSTEM initiative founded at the University of Chicago has been working on bridging social gender gaps in STEM and the opportunities for high school students. Some competent practices introduced by such groups include regular discussion meetings/forum, facilitating guest lectures and developing a concrete mentorship program that connects suitable mentors in the academia/industry to high school/under-graduate college students. Learn more at: https://womeninstem.org/our-vision
This practice is informed by WiSTEM. (n.d.-b). Women in STEM. https://womeninstem.org/