Feminine Norms: Improving Outcomes in STEM - Blog and Webinar

Riki Wilchens will moderate a NAPE-sponsored blog and webinar on the subject "Feminine Norms: Improving Outcomes in STEM."  The blog will be open from 12-16 May 2014, and the webinar will be held on 20 May 2014 at 11:00am PDT.  The webinar will address gender norms and how they effect attrition in STEM fields through adolescence and adulthood.  To register, go to NAPE Feminine Norms Webinar .

Women Role Models in STEM Hangout 5/7/14

Million Women Mentors will be holding a Town Hall in Google Hangout on the subject of pledging to mentor young women in STEM on 7 May 2014 from 11:00am-12:30pm PDT.  For more information, go to Million Women Mentors Google Hangout .


#WeTheGeeks held a Google Hangout session on Women Role Models in STEM in March; it is now available for viewing on YouTube at Women Role Models in STEM Hangout . 

STEMJobs Magazine Highlights STEM Career Options for Students

 A new print and digital publication, "STEMJobs," provides information to teachers and students about options available in the STEM fields.  Visit STEMJobs for more information and to sign up or follow the publication.

AVC Hosting "Women in STEM" on 4/11/14

Antelope Valley College's STEM Club will be hosting "Women in STEM," featuring exciting presentations and panels, including keynote speaker Dr. Adrienne Brundage, a forensic entomologist and lecturer at Texas A&M University.  The event, which will be held from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on 11 April 2014 in the AVC Cafeteria (3041  W. Avenue K, Lancaster, CA), is open to all ages; refreshments will be available.

Free NAPE Non-Trad Webinar on 4/15/14 "Engage Parents to Support Nontraditional Careers--An Open Forum for Sharing Local Outreach Strategies "

NAPE's STEM Equity Pipeline is offering a free webinar on 15 April 2014 at 10:00am PDT on the theme of "Engage Parents to Support Nontraditional Careers - An Open Forum for Sharing Local Outreach Strategies."  The session will be moderated by Jeanette Thomas from the Iowa Department of Education in a discussion format.

" The webinar will be hosted by a facilitator and will be conducted in a discussion format versus a presenter/presentation format. This is an opportunity for you to showcase successful parent-education partnerships in promoting nontraditional careers.

"Five programs will be selected to start the conversation. Then the discussion will be open to all participants on the webinar. Each of the five programs selected will be given a total of 3 minutes to share its ideas and program information, as well as one key strategy that makes the program a success. 

"If you would like to be considered as one of the five programs to start the conversation, then please submit a one-page summary and contact information by April 9, 2014, to Nancy Tuvesson at ntuvesson@napequity.org."

To register for the webinar, visit NAPE Non-Trad 4/15 Webinar