The Impact of Social Media

With the help of social media, it it now easier than ever to connect with someone online. There is a huge audience of women from STEM fields who use their platform to encourage women, especially women of color, to go into a career in STEM.

Statistics show that peer mentorship encourages women to continue to pursue a career in STEM; however, with a lack of women in STEM, there is a lack of mentors available. This crossroad is discouraging; however, with the power of social media, young women have access to hundreds of female mentors at their fingertips.

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@TheGalacticGal

Camille Calibeo, also known as "The Galactic Gal" has a following of over 79.1 thousand on Instagram. Camille is an "aerospace engineer turned business strategist in the space industry developing cutting-edge technologies for the future of space". On her platforms, one can find an array of informational and entertaining facts about space. She is also a public speaker who speaks about her path to aerospace being a woman in STEM.

She even has her own website!

TheGalacticGirl Website

@YourFemaleEngineer

Joan Marie, also known as "Your Female Engineer" has a following of over 69.1 thousand on Instagram. Joan is a lead aerospace integration engineer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She wants to not only promote women in STEM, but empower women of minorities.

In one of her Instagram posts from December 1st, 2021, Joan wrote "My one and only goal is to show representation in STEM. I want young girls to look at pictures of incredible women working on everything from rockets to analysis to jet engines".

Here is a link for all of her platforms!

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