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Society Needs More Women in STEM

August 23, 2015 by Sandy Nielsen

Why STEM needs more women, The Tech Guys article

In a March 15, 2015 post titled "Why STEM needs more women", Mark Mushiva asserts that women must be encouraged, welcomed, and acknowledged in science because their ideas are necessary to a more advanced society built on innovation and sustainable design. He introduces his argument by comparing the science world's ignorance of its own "gender oversight" to the medical field's … [Read more...]

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August 12, 2015 by Sandy Nielsen

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Skillcrush WHAT: Skillcrush's About page includes this friendly statement: "We’re here to demystify technology and help you completely transform your career. Even better, we believe that learning digital skills should be entertaining, delightful, and approachable." Skillcrush offers interactive online courses for $399 (as of August, 2015), referred to as Career … [Read more...]

# I Look Like an Engineer

August 9, 2015 by Sandy Nielsen

Over the last couple days we all heard about this accidental "movement for women" in the tech industry, as described by Kathryn Varn in the New York Times and picked up by news outlets nationally (I caught her piece in my local … [Read more...]

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