This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features the women from NASA’s newest class of astronauts. In 2017, NASA announced the twelve candidates that were chosen to undergo a rigorous two year training to become astronauts. And of those twelve, FIVE women were selected for this honor! But first let’s Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Christina Cobb, a Portland local and one of our STEM Like a Girl volunteers. Read on to hear how she became interested in chemistry and biology and how she’s studying gut microbes and kombucha while in the process of applying to medical Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Jane Goodall, the world’s expert on chimpanzees. If you love animals and wonder how that relates to STEM, then read on to learn how Goodall turned her passion into a career that has taught so many about animal behaviors and conservation. Jane Read more…
We are excited to have a guest post from Redfin about the importance of having STEM toys in your home. We love that even non-STEM businesses like Redfin are highlighting the need for STEM activities in young kids! The world is changing fast, and no one is more impacted than parents Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in the world to go into outer space. Ochoa served her first of four missions in 1993 on board the shuttle Discovery where she studied the ozone and conducted early research on climate change. Ochoa received Read more…
Stop what you are doing, grab your daughter, and try this STEM challenge RIGHT NOW! What better way to learn about physics and chemistry than with a tasty home made ice cream challenge? We had so much fun testing (and tasting!) this out and know you will love it too! Read more…
STEM and politics aren’t usually associated together but this week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features a newly elected politician who believes her STEM background is just was Washington needs. Chrissy Houlahan has held many STEM jobs and is now ready to see how she can use her experience to shape Read more…
Thanksgiving…the holiday where we all sit around the table, slowly eating for hours, and talk about all the things we are thankful for. And then you have kids! Kids don’t eat slowly…kids don’t sit still for hours while the adults digest and contemplate seconds (or thirds!). So here is a Read more…
Computer maker, Acer, has created the Make Your Mark campaign to spotlight women in STEM fields who are inspiring a generation. STEM Like a Girl Founder and President, Sarah Foster, is proud to share her story and what motivates her to make her mark. When I started STEM Like a Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Gwynne Shotwell, the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX. Read on to see how she turned her engineering background into a career in business, becoming the 70th most powerful woman in the world according to Forbes. It all started when she Read more…