Need fresh ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Guest blogger Skylar Johnson worked with the MISSion: Innovation leadership team of high school and collegiate women to compile a list of top products to adopt for living a more sustainable, carbon-conscious life. … Read the full article
STEM Branding & the Goal of Empowering Girls
Is using the word pretty inappropriate when issues confronting females in STEM are so serious? Identity can be a matter of survival, and the words that frame an identity should be selected with care. So our latest post is about language, gender and perception. Here we take apart the meaning of pretty in our brand ID…. Read the full article
Through STEM, Middle and High School Girls Find Confidence, Relevance, Rigor, and Mentoring
Wonder Woman is the latest pop media message to girls to believe in their abilities and take charge of their world. The ambitious students of Pretty Brainy not only are taking charge, but giving back…. Read the full article
Why Wait for Adulthood? These Girls in STEM Are Philanthropists and Entrepreneurs Influencing the World Today
Most aren’t old enough to drive, but these teens are building entrepreneurial cred today. One is forming an LLC around how to stop the public spread of germs…. Read the full article
For Girls in STEM, Parent Enthusiasm Trumps Schoolwork
The girls were creating technology, and their parents were publicly gushing over the results: this alone may do more for these girls’ interest in STEM/science, technology, engineering and math than anything else that will unfold for them in their K-12 education…. Read the full article