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Free webinar: The voices of girls & women and the future of STEM

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

Girl Scout Research Institute STEMinar: The voices of girls & women and the future of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math When: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Time: 2PM EDT (time in your time zone) This “STEMinar” will bring together experts from diverse backgrounds … Continue reading →

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White girls can’t do math, teachers say

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

From NCWIT (National Council of Women in IT) - Did you know that a recent study using data on 15,000 students from the National Center of Education Statistics found that teachers consistently rate girls as less good at math than … Continue reading →

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Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

The Girl Scout Research Institute has released Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (2012). Generation STEM is a national research report investigating girls’ perceptions, attitudes, and interests in the subjects and general field of science, … Continue reading →

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Beyond Pink and Blue

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

In “Beyond Pink and Blue” on the blog site for The Nation magazine, author Dana Goldstein writes about children and gender norms. She quoted me for a part of the article about tinkering, and how that kind of hands on … Continue reading →

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Infographic: Why Students Choose STEM

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

From STEMReports.com - Why Students Choose STEM Note that games, toys, books, and clubs are a huge reason student pick STEM majors and ultimately careers. Could this be because typical US STEM curriculum doesn’t do a good job at inspiring … Continue reading →

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Stereotype Threat - why it matters

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

Recently I attending the National Council of Women in IT (NCWIT) Summit on Women and IT: practices and ideas to revolutionize computing (I wrote about my session presentation here - Tinkering and STEM – good for girls, good for all.) The … Continue reading →

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Tinkering and STEM - good for girls, good for all

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

I’m excited to be an invited panelist at the National Council of Women in IT (NCWIT) Summit on Women and IT: practices and ideas to revolutionize computing next week in New York City. The topic is Tinkering: How Might ‘Making Stuff’ … Continue reading →

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