STEM Girls Night-In
NASA (2018)
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Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Argonne National Laboratories (2012)
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The STEM Gap: Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
Solving the Equation: The Variables for Women's Success in Engineering and Computing (2015)
Why So Few?: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (2010)
American Association of University Women.
Women Making Gains in STEM Occupations but Still Underrepresented (1/26/21)
Why Aren't there More Women in Science? (2018)
From Science Focus magazine.