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How do we get Girls Into Tech and keep Girls Into Tech? \\xa0In today\\u2019s episode, Shelly shares her emotional STEM story and how her 6th\\xa0grade science fair project boosted her desire to learn more science and tech. Shelly shares about her first Radio Shack computer that was purchased with money that she earned delivering newspapers. \\xa0She grew up in what we now call an underserved rural community with no mentors that could help to guide her pathway to tech, which impacted her access and her future career. She hopes to open doors of opportunity to girls in a way that no program has ever offered before.

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We often hear Shelly share that we owe it to every daughter to open the doors of opportunity and fill them with hope while equipping them with skills and confidence that they can be successful in STEM.

Growing up as a shy country girl, Shelly was an innovator and problem solver who would eventually become a community leader inducted into the STEM Hall of Fame. \\xa0With a PhD in Workforce Education and Career Development, she believes that young people need two things to make their best career decisions:

-Broad Range of Experiences

-Great Role Models

Shelly is committed to using her philosophy and experiences in working with young women in order to ensure that they have the opportunity to become a Girl Into Tech. \\xa0She shares that \\u201cGirls Into Tech is my answer on how we encourage and support more Girls Into Tech - we need women\\u2019s viewpoints in the marketplace and the only way for that to happen is by knocking down the barriers that our daughters face.\\u201d

Mimi Vandermolen, Ford Motor Company:\\xa0Mimi Vandermolen, the Ergonomics Genius Behind Ford\'s \\u201cRounded Edge Revolution\\u201d - Core77

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What makes Girls Into Tech special:

-ongoing support and mentoring community, not simply one and done

-by girls for girls, growing them into peer leadership

-monthly programming

-workshops and training

-access to scholarships and opportunities

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Special thanks to:

Meta/Facebook for sponsoring the first cohort of girls in Valencia County, New Mexico

R4Creating as Girls Into Tech sponsor:\\xa0R4 Creating

Founding sponsor, Market Ascent:\\xa0Market Ascent - Home

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Learn more about Girls Into Tech:\\xa0Girls Into Tech How It Works \\u2013 Be Greater Than Average

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