Organizations
The Association for Women in Science, a professional organization for women in STEM, has a mission to achieve fairness and full participation for women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. By helping pave the way for women, the Association for Women in Science goes all-out to ensure that women in these fields can reach their full potential.
The Coalition for Science After School is a strategic alliance among individuals and organizations from STEM education, youth development, and out-of-school time programs. The Coalition's mission is to coordinate and mobilize community stakeholders to strengthen and expand opportunities for young people to do and learn science in afterschool settings.
Digital Sisters Inc. is a nonprofit organization created to promote and provide technology education to women and children who are traditionally underserved. They provide innovative programs to assist these women in creative, expressive and cooperative methods of learning and utilizing technology empowerment strategies. In addition they provide program planning and technology curriculum development for local schools, community technology, and learning centers.
The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) is an alliance of more than 100 well- known corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and nonprofits working to increase women’s participation in information technology. NCWIT was established in 2004 with funding from the National Science Foundation, Pfizer, Bank of America, Intel,the Kauffman Foundation and Microsoft.
The National Girls Collaborative Project is designed to reach girl-serving STEM organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico. The goals of NGCP are to maximize access within projects and with public and private sector organizations interested in expanding girls’ participation in STEM, strengthen the capacity of existing and evolving projects and use the leverage of a network of individual girl-serving STEM programs to create the tipping point for gender fairness in STEM.
NSP seeks to increase opportunities for girls ages 6-12 to explore the knowledge and processes of science in a hands-on, exploratory, all-girl environment. Jointly administered by Girls Scouts of the United States of America and The Franklin Institute, this partnership builds the confidence and self-esteem of young women through positive experiences with science and technology and promotes their interest in science careers.