TechBridge Girls Expands STEM Programs in NC

0:00Techbridge Girls, a non-profit pushing girls into science, technology, engineering, and math, is expanding from San Francisco into Central North. Carolina's Triangle Area. Founded 25 years ago, they're setting up in Research Triangle Park to offer free hands-on STEM programs to schools and youth groups, leading the charge as Jennifer Stancell, a biologist and longtime advocate for women in these fields. The group zeroes in on ethnic minority girls, delivering curriculum, workshops, and mentorship at no cost to spark early interest. One alum, Eileen Innegees, joined 18 years back and says it flipped her world. She's now a data scientist, crediting the program for building her, confidence through high school math and engineering classes. Educators partnering up report real changes in girls' attitudes towards STEM, backed by national stats showing a persistent gender gap that needs, closing. As tech races ahead, outfits like this are key to making STEM diverse, equipping the next generation to innovate without limits and level the playing.

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