/tags/women-in-stem Women In STEM en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-28/st-louis-litshop-girls-science-tech-engineering-math A St. Louis-based youth organization is working to help break gender disparities in science and technology fields by boosting young girls' interest in STEM — one shop class at a time. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-28/st-louis-litshop-girls-science-tech-engineering-math Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /education/2024-03-27/new-report-finds-black-students-need-exposure-to-stem-careers Black Girls Do STEM and YouScience released the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report that shows that Black students across the nation have the aptitude to enter STEM careers, but they lack interest in pursuing them. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-03-27/new-report-finds-black-students-need-exposure-to-stem-careers Andrea Y. Henderson /economy-business/2023-11-28/st-louis-tech-company-wins-big-in-national-justice-reform-competition UnLocked Labs was one of three winners of the Justice Innovation Program, funded by the social justice nonprofit Dream.org. The $250,000 grant equals a quarter of its current annual budget. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-11-28/st-louis-tech-company-wins-big-in-national-justice-reform-competition Rachel Lippmann /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-01-19/marian-middle-schools-tigerbots-show-that-girls-can-dominate-in-stem Legos, coding and friendly competition collide at St. Louis University High School this weekend. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:20:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-01-19/marian-middle-schools-tigerbots-show-that-girls-can-dominate-in-stem Avery Lea Rogers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-25/unlocked-labs-brings-stem-education-to-missouri-prisons Jessica Hicklin served 26 years in a maximum security prison for murdering someone when she was 16 years old. While incarcerated, Hicklin taught herself to code and built skills she could use outside of prison. Now, nine months after her release, she's excited to bring that same opportunity to others with UnLocked Labs, which she co-founded with Haley Shoaf. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:03:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-25/unlocked-labs-brings-stem-education-to-missouri-prisons Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-13/digging-up-dessa-encourages-girls-to-follow-their-science-dreams Metro Theater Company’s latest play is aimed at young girls interested in math and science. Director Julia Flood delves into what it took to put on the theater’s first in-person show since the pandemic began. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:42:57 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-13/digging-up-dessa-encourages-girls-to-follow-their-science-dreams Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-04/how-biostls-science-coach-program-turns-teens-into-scientists Science Coach Executive Director Jill Malcom delves into what the program has to offer science teachers and sixth through 12th graders in St. Louis and across the country. Elijah Jones shares how he went from doing experiments in his front yard to getting a full-ride scholarship to study chemistry. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:45:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-04/how-biostls-science-coach-program-turns-teens-into-scientists Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-03/this-chemist-is-helping-black-girls-in-st-louis-fall-in-love-with-stem Chemist Cynthia Chapple is the founder of Black Girls Do STEM, a local organization focused on the empowerment of Black girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. She explains how the organization is trying to combat barriers faced by women of color in the STEM fields. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:40:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-03/this-chemist-is-helping-black-girls-in-st-louis-fall-in-love-with-stem Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-03-07/nasa-astronaut-cady-coleman-celebrates-missouri-girl-scouts-shares-magic-of-space Retired astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer Catherine “Cady” Coleman is among very few people who have lived in space. But during a visit to St. Louis… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:05:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-03-07/nasa-astronaut-cady-coleman-celebrates-missouri-girl-scouts-shares-magic-of-space Evie Hemphill /government-politics-issues/2009-10-28/commentary-nobel-prizes-how-far-have-women-come This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 28, 2009 - The modern feminist movement began in the mid-1960s. Until that time, women with… Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:36:55 GMT /government-politics-issues/2009-10-28/commentary-nobel-prizes-how-far-have-women-come Lana Stein