Ready to take a look at the new STEM activities and badges? Let’s go! With engaging badge activities, your Girl Scout will explore STEM fields, have fun, and foster her interests. They have the chance to imagine a future where they're making new discoveries and are part of science-based solutions to real life problems. Girl Scouts of all ages explore a wide range of jobs in STEM, connect new or existing hobbies with STEM, and learn from mentors, experts, and community leaders.
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With the STEM Career Exploration badges, Girl Scouts in every zip code can use STEM to make the world a better place. (Source: Girl Scout Research Institute: The Impact of Girl Scout STEM Programming, 2022) Additionally, the more frequently girls explore STEM in Girl Scouts, the more likely they are to be interested in education and careers in STEM. High school girls participating in Girl Scout STEM activities showed a 22% increase in STEM confidence, a 17% increase in STEM interest, a 22% increase in understanding the value of STEM, and a 6% increase in STEM competence. Seven in ten Girl Scouts are doing STEM programs already! And while the majority of Girl Scouts are doing multiple STEM activities annually, just ONE Girl Scout STEM activity makes a difference, especially for older girls. We must spark their curiosity in STEM fields, develop confidence in their STEM abilities, and help them understand how STEM plays a key role in everyday life.ĭid you know? Since 2015, GSUSA launched more than 100 new STEM programs and Girl Scouts earned over 5 million STEM badges. To address the gender gap in STEM, we need to provide girls more opportunities and support early on.
This gender gap is perpetuated by gender stereotypes, math anxiety, a male-dominated STEM culture, and fewer female roles models. (Source: The Brookings Institute, Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places, 2019 // World Economic Forum, The Future of Jobs Report, 2020) Unfortunately, women remain vastly underrepresented in holding STEM degrees and within our current workforce, making up 48% of the total, but occupying only 34% of jobs in STEM. In fact, STEM occupations have grown exponentially (79% to be exact), with almost no job expected to be untouched by STEM and technology in the coming decades. It can be particularly useful to your Girl Scout as she navigates life, chooses a career path, and gains financial independence. Knowledge in STEM helps with day-to-day activities, such as managing money, problem-solving, and making a difference through community service. National Parks (32 out of 63!) and vacationing in the South Pacific.Many might not realize it, but STEM skills are critical. She and her husband Neela enjoy visiting the U.S.
Prasanthi is the mother of teenage girls. She is President of the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair, one of the largest science fairs in the nation.
Prasanthi is an active volunteer in the community, bringing her engineering and coding expertise to classrooms and afterschool programs like the Girl Scouts of Orange County. Prasanthi earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pondicherry Engineering College, India and her Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. where she is responsible for building exceptional Artificial Intelligence Semiconductor chips. Currently, Prasanthi is the Director of Global Operations at Syntiant Corp. Thereafter, she spent 10 years at Broadcom Corporation steering their international supply chain to the next level. President to the Board of Directors, Orange County Science and Engineering FairĪ global supply chain operations leader whose passion for engineering and systems development began with playing with Legos as a child, Prasanthi Sathyaprakash began her career in Advanced Micro Devices where she enabled microprocessors that powered some of the world's most advanced super computers.
GSOC’s STEM Consortium members inspire us!
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