Welcome to SciGirls, the ultimate destination for girls who love science! SciGirls is an upcoming PBS TV show, a website, and a resource provider for educators, club leaders and mentors who are working with girls doing science.

Are you a girl, age 11-14, who thinks science is fun and interesting? Or do you know a girl who fits this description? Then we want to hear from you! SciGirls is starting production on a brand new TV show and website and we're looking for girls to feature. Tell us who should be a SciGirls star!

Want to know more about us? Click here.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Superhero Fairy

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's a SciGirl!

Live from New York, it's the SciGirls fashion-tech show, featuring some really creative SciGirls and a superstar mentor, Diana Eng. You might recognize Diana from Project Runway fame!

Diana was a great example of an accomplished STEM pro helping SciGirls realize their project vision. Turns out the experience was a learning one for Diana, as well! She'll be working with teens in an upcoming project this fall!

Friday, August 14, 2009

AAUW: Breaking through Barriers in STEM for Women and Girls

The latest statistics provided by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the National Girls Collaborative Project confirm that women are severely underrepresented in STEM fields. Factors that contribute to this issue are discouragement of girls to participate and demonstrate activities in the science classrooms and a lack of representation of women faculty role models in the STEM disciplines.

Through an AAUW initiative, women student leaders from universities and colleges across the nation have been working to tear down the barriers that girls and young women face in STEM in order to work towards greater equality in these male-dominated fields.

AAUW’s initiative, the Campus Action Project (CAP) gives student leaders and campus faculty the opportunity to design and implement effective programs geared toward girls and young women that enhance campus offerings, promote leadership, and improve academic and career outcomes. Each year, a mission-based topic that the projects will focus on is announced, and AAUW has just announced their 2009-2010 CAP topic: Breaking through Barriers in STEM for Women and Girls.

Beginning in September 2009, university and college CAP teams will have the opportunity to apply for AAUW CAP grants to help develop and implement their project ideas.
The objective of these CAPs is to help girls build their confidence and provide them with the role models and resources they need in order to achieve their educational and economic goals in the STEM fields.

Learn more about the AAUW’s CAP initiative.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Girls Got Game

Interested in girls and interactive gaming? Take a look ivestiGaming, created by Michigan State University serious game professors Carrie Heeter and Brian Winn.

investiGaming is a gateway to research on gender, gaming and computing for the game industry, game design educators and students, and academic game researchers. Their site is a fabulous resource for learning more about how today's youth (girls and boys!) approach digital games.