
STEM Gems
@STEMGemsBook
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#STEMGems book by Stephanie Espy and STEM education created to #GiveGirlsRoleModels in STEM and open their eyes to a world of opportunity. 💎
Joined January 2016
💬 "I didn’t realize how impactful a STEM career could be." 💬 "Now I won’t wander through high school with no clue about my purpose." 💬 "STEM had just been an idea... now it's a real option." At the STEM Gems Summer Camp, futures lit up and dreams took off! #WomenInSTEM
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Conservation biologist Andrea Marshall (@queenofmantas) just confirmed a new species of manta ray — Mobula yarae — that can grow as big as a van! 🚐🌊 It’s only the 3rd manta species ever identified. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/eGzT7iaioU
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
smithsonianmag.com
Meet Mobula yarae, a large marine creature that lives along the coast in the Atlantic Ocean
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How can you help #GiveGirlsRoleModels in STEM? 👩🏾🔬 Start a STEM Gems Club for girls + young women in your local K-12 schools! 📚 When girls come together to engage in STEM conversations and exploration, their minds are opened to a world of opportunity! 👉 https://t.co/jh5SVIZSJd
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After 8 years away to raise her kids, engineer Kathleen Grover returned to the field with the help of @SWEtalk and a Northrop Grumman returnship. Her story proves: it’s never too late to come back. 💪👩🔧 Read more 👉 https://t.co/UX8JfOiAQ2
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Tulsa Tech Week is launching to spotlight Black talent in tech + honor the legacy of Black Wall Street. Founder Jade Kimble hopes the event can help close the racial wealth gap by bringing together founders, investors, and community voices: https://t.co/cNJwA3GeSG
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peopleofcolorintech.com
Tech founder, Tariqua "Tai" Nehisi is launching Tulsa Tech Week to create wealth building opportunities for Black communities.
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“Hidden Figures” did more than tell a story — it redefined who belongs in STEM. 🎬 40+ years later, the brilliance & bravery of these Black women still inspire girls to claim their space in science, tech & beyond. 🔗 https://t.co/TjvtABDxIo ✍️ @LaJoliePoeta
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Women in physics have long faced a cruel equation: brilliance + marriage = career over. From Harriet Brooks to Ruby Payne Scott, countless trailblazers made groundbreaking discoveries—then vanished from science due to gendered policies. 🔗 https://t.co/G8rdLx2soh
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Women in physics have long been forced out of the field, and out of the story.
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11-year-old Adhara Pérez Sánchez, an autistic prodigy from Mexico with an IQ of 162, is already earning a master’s in math and working with the Mexican Space Agency. Her dream? To reach Mars with NASA. 🌌 Read her inspiring story: https://t.co/4PvdqD7teD
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🌸 Ovaries may hold the key to healthy aging. Dr. Francesca Duncan’s team found they’re the first organ to age—stiffening from inflammation + fibrosis, disrupting fertility, hormones +longevity. A discovery with multibillion-$ potential. 🔗 https://t.co/ml7lqV3MWj
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Women in Africa lead 27% of businesses but get just 7% of VC funding — that’s changing. 🚀 The LaunchPad at GITEX Nigeria 2025 will invest $250K in 5 women-led startups, closing the gap and fueling Africa’s innovation economy. 💼🌍 👉 https://t.co/ccyHDDJI1z
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peopleofcolorintech.com
Alami Capital, the National Information Technology Development Agency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission have launched a new initiative.
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Woman of the Day mathematician and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson, born OTD in 1918 in West Virginia. Her work was so accurate that astronaut John Glenn refused to make the very first orbit around the Earth in 1962 unless she personally verified the computer’s calculations.
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Are women’s ideas being left out of our future? 💡 New research shows scientific papers by women are cited less in patents — meaning their work is less likely to shape tomorrow’s tech. Innovation can’t be a meritocracy if bias decides what gets built. 👉 https://t.co/DhJaI7FZfb
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🚨 New series: STEM Careers Decoded! 🚨 Meet Jihana Barrett, a cybersecurity expert who says staying safe online is like locking your doors — simple habits, big impact. 👩🏾💻 STEM Gems connects girls to inspiring role models like Jihana through our book, Summit, and Summer Camp!💎
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☀️ Engineer Monique Dyers is making solar energy accessible for small landowners. Her startup EmpowerSun Solutions helps farmers quickly & affordably assess solar potential—winning national recognition for innovation & equity. Read more 👉 https://t.co/wy4LsSfNEk
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“Just jump in — even if it crashes and burns, it’s still experience.” 💬 💎 @LanzaTech CSO @ZaraSummers, Ph.D., shares bold career advice alongside 4 other trailblazing women in science, gov, & biz. Read more 👉 https://t.co/vjvFGvOMI7
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Most women in STEM aren’t failing science — the system is failing them. 📚 These 5 must-read books spotlight brilliant women whose work endures despite being overshadowed. Pass them on & inspire the next gen! 👉 https://t.co/ey8NUSQUge
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Too often, women in STEM aren't given credit. By picking up accounts of their work, we can understand the systems they challenged and celebrate them properly.
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Rebundle just secured a patent for its plant-based braiding hair. Founder Ciara Imani May created braidbetter after experiencing scalp irritation from synthetic hair. Now, her eco-friendly, biodegradable alternative is protecting both people + the planet: https://t.co/JAnMcXxb24
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13-year-old Rebecca Young from Glasgow has been named a TIME Girl of the Year for inventing a solar-powered backpack + heated blanket to help the homeless — turning compassion into innovation. 🌍✨ 🔗 https://t.co/lDHi8laSRY
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Rebecca Young, 13, named one of 10 girls of the year for her invention intended to help rough sleepers in winter
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👩🏾🚀👩🏻🔬👩🏼🔧👩🏿💻 Women are 50% of the workforce, 24% of the STEM workforce, and 50% drop out of their field within the first 10 years. Help inspire #GirlsInSTEM to enter, stay, and thrive in STEM w/ stories of #WomenInSTEM in the #STEMGems book! Get it here! 👉 https://t.co/3mmxhJUpLZ
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📱 @SabrinaLamb’s new app @Wekeza brings investing & financial education to the African diaspora — in languages like Swahili, Wolof & Haitian Creole — breaking cultural barriers to generational wealth. 🔗 https://t.co/oFBIsUFB54
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Author Sabrina Lamb has launched Wekeza to help the African diaspora learn about financial literacy and investing.
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Yes… and she did. Five years ago the devastating fires in the Amazon inspired me to help solve one of the biggest threats to human civilization: climate change. I soon realized nuclear electricity was the only solution that had a massive PR problem, and this was mostly
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