Resources

Organizations

Below are some prominent organizations working to fight the STEAM gender gap and encourage more girls to pursue STEAM.

American Association of University Women (The STEM Gap)

https://www.aauw.org/resources/research/the-stem-gap/

Empower Women

https://www.empowerwomen.org/en/who-we-are/initiatives/ict-for-development

Girl Up

https://girlup.org

Microsoft (Inspire Girls in STEM)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/skills-employability/girls-stem-computer-science

National Girls Collaborative Project (Statistics)

https://ngcproject.org/statistics

United States Department of Commerce (Women in STEM: 2017 Update)

https://www.commerce.gov/news/fact-sheets/2017/11/women-stem-2017-update

Science

"Types of Science" https://science.lovetoknow.com/understanding-science/types-science

"What is science?" https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/whatisscience_01

"Branches of Science" https://leverageedu.com/blog/branches-of-science/

"Physical Science Careers" https://natsci.msu.edu/students/current-students/college-career-services/career-exploration/physical-science-careers/

"Best Jobs and Career Advice for Physics Majors" https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/guide/jobs-physics-majors/

"About a Career in Astronomy" https://aas.org/careers/career-in-astronomy#work

American Chemical Society: "What can you do with a chemistry degree?" https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/chemical-sciences.html

"Top 10 Climate Change Jobs" https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/climate-change-jobs/

"Why a Life Sciences Career Can Be Life-Changing" https://www.biospace.com/article/why-life-sciences-are-a-life-changing-career-move/

"In-Demand Biotechnology Careers Shaping Our Future" https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog/biotechnology-careers/

Technology

"Technology Careers" https://www.bestcolleges.com/careers/technology/

"Cyber Security Careers" https://www.cybersecurityeducation.org/careers/

"Coding Isn't for Everyone: 9 Tech Jobs You Can Get Without It" https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/coding-isnt-everyone-7-tech-jobs-can-get-without/

"10 of the Most Famous Women in Technology Who Changed the World" https://www.womenintech.co.uk/10-famous-women-technology-changed-world

"The Woman Who Gave the Macintosh a Smile" https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-woman-who-gave-the-macintosh-a-smile

Engineering

"14 Types of Engineering Careers to Explore" https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/types-of-engineering-careers

"Engineering Careers" http://www.discovere.org/discover-engineering/engineering-careers

"Limor Fried, CEO and founder, Adafruit Industries" https://www.forbes.com/profile/limor-fried/?sh=2a511744eccb

Art

"Do you enjoy both science and art?" https://biochem.web.utah.edu/iwasa/PDFs/STEM_Fair_Careers_Infographic.pdf

"Careers that Combine Science and Art" https://woman.thenest.com/careers-combine-science-art-18090.html

"STEAM Jobs List: 10 Careers that Combine Art and Math" https://everfi.com/blog/k-12/steam-jobs-list-10-careers-that-combine-art-and-math/

Math

"28 Jobs for Math Majors" https://www.trade-schools.net/articles/jobs-for-math-majors

"Who Hires Math Majors? The Top 10 Employers" https://onlinemathdegrees.org/who-hires-math-majors/

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All interviews used by permission of the women listed.