Women in STEM
Our three pillars: Networking, Mentorship, and Outreach take community based approaches to fostering gender parity in STEM, creating social supports that allow girls and genderqueer students to engage richly with the sciences. We host global events, provide mentorship, educational resources, volunteering opportunities, and much more!
A social approach to a fact-oriented field. - Women in STEM
In 2017, Women in STEM — “WiSTEM” — was founded at the University of Chicago Lab School as a mechanism to bridge the gap between social justice and academic fields. Since then, WiSTEM has expanded to support over 20,000 high school students globally.
Join our community! Become an ambassador today! - Women in …
Becoming an ambassador means leading your chapter and being the primary source of contact between your chapter and the rest of Women in STEM’s chapters. As an ambassador, you have the unique opportunity to join the front line of Women in …
2021 Summary - Women in STEM
This year, Women in STEM remained committed to growth and development, expanding our reach across multiple countries. Within our organization, we dedicated significant resources to planning internal events for our ambassadors and chapters worldwide.
Mentorship - Women in STEM
Positive mentor-mentee relationships play a crucial role in keeping marginalized students in STEM. Our mentorship program pairs high schoolers with undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career professionals —often WiSTEM alumni— working in …
Connecting with elementary school girls and making STEM
Connecting with elementary school girls and making STEM approachable. Community outreach and civic engagement are a primary initiative of WiSTEM. The "leaky pipeline" issue starts long before high school, and so sometimes, girls don't even have the option to …
MEET - Women in STEM
Carolyn is a senior at the Academy for Math, Science, and Engineering and is the President of the global WiSTEM organization. As a STEM mentor, she’s passionate about using data and advocacy to drive climate solutions and support vulnerable communities. She loves hot girl walks while listening to podcasts on sunny days!
WiSTEM
In an effort to increase female representation in science, we match our high school members with college student and professional women in STEM mentors. They are able to focus on questions and assistance that the high schooler has in terms of college and career advice, school advice, and being a woman in STEM!
2019 Summary - Women in STEM
We are so proud of all of Women in STEM’s growth in 2019. This year we focused on expansion and infrastructure, from strengthening old relationships to creating new, and even international, ones. We look forward to our continued progress in 2020 as …
Working with accomplished professionals and professors
Networking events allow us to connect with several professors and professionals to give the girls a tangible idea of what it means to be a women in STEM. This initiative strikes a balance between both our members’ activism and personal interests.