Girls at ages 5-7 are more likely to associate the word “brilliant” with men than with women. They are also less likely to take part in activities described as “for really, really smart kids.” (journal Science)

Teenagers

Girls’ interest in STEM wanes as they enter high school. Young girls need role models to feel supported in STEM. (Microsoft study)

Young women

In 2017, only 9.5% of incoming college freshmen were women who wanted to major in engineering, math, statistics, or computer science (SWE study).

Women in STEM professions

Only 13% of engineers are women and female engineers earn 10% less than male engineers(SWE study).

Image taken from Women of Color in Tech Chat

This cannot happen any longer!