What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? The Importance of Building a Pipeline of Girls in STEM
“I’ve always worked with women in engineering, but what I’ve been trying to do in the past few months is talk to girls as they’re exploring what they want to be when they grow up.” Reem Jaghlit says. There are lots of examples that demonstrate amazing careers for women, but none that highlight women in engineering, so she decided to start those conversations with girls to see what they think about programming. None of them say they want to be engineers, and that is something Reem wants to change.
I speak with Reem about what organizations can do to help improve representation and attract more young women to STEM professions. Reem’s journey in engineering has taken her from leadership at large organizations to entrepreneurship and everything in between, always with a focus on mentoring the next generation.
Tune in to hear how your organization can support building a pipeline of women in STEM. Then, let us know - what is your organization doing?
