STEM is FEM is an educational project in Ukraine that aims to foster girls’ STEM interests and skill sets. Prior to the Russian invasion, STEM is FEM organized educational modules focused on diverse STEM industries, featuring women STEM professionals and project-based competitions for girls, and also implemented the exhibition SHE is SCIENCE, as part of the UN’s Generation Equality Forum. The exhibition features portraits of women scientists drawn by Ukrainian illustrators with essays written by the winners of a countrywide contest for girls. 

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, STEM is FEM changed its focus to supporting girls living in insecurity or forced to leave the country by helping them continue their STEM interests through scholarships, online educational modules, and providing STEM-related resources to their community of girls. Learn more about STEM is FEM.

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Network Gender & STEM Conference

Neubiberg, Germany, July 21-23, 2022

This conference brings together researchers, educators, policymakers, industry representatives, and the public to interrogate personal and contextual influences towards, or away from, diverse STEM pathways across stages and settings. Late registration rates begin on July 13, 2022. Learn more.

Technovation World Summit

Online, August 12, 2022

Technovation’s World Summit is a global event at the intersection of girls, technology, education, entrepreneurship, and social good. This year's summit is designed for the girls, mentors, parents/caregivers, and volunteers who participated throughout the year. Learn more.

NCGS Educating Girls Symposium: Meaning, Mission, and Making Connections

Nashville, Tennessee, October 24, 2022 

The National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS) symposiums are professional development offerings for educators, counselors, and administrators serving PK-12th grade youth globally to convene and exchange best practices for teaching and working with girls. This symposium will explore conversations related to inclusivity, belonging, and accessibility.

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International STEM in Education Conference

Online, November 23-26, 2022

The 2022 conference theme "STEM futures – expanding our horizons", provides opportunities for STEM researchers and educators worldwide to share research findings and consider how practical initiatives can strengthen STEM education in the future, including new trends in research on interdisciplinary learning and web-based scientific inquiry learning environments. Learn more.

CAMFED

CAMFED’s girls’ education for climate action, invests in girls' education in sub-Saharan Africa in an effort to address the climate crisis by equipping girls and young women with the skills and resources to lead climate action across multiple levels: protecting themselves and their families, nurturing climate-smart farms and businesses, and increasing women's participation in decision-making at the family, community, national, and global levels.

Girls Get Equal

This global campaign, organized by Plan International, strives to achieve gender equality by demanding equal power, freedom, and representation for diverse girls and young women, including a focus on online safety and girls' leadership in diverse fields and education institutions. The Activist Hub includes toolkits and resources for youth to implement a campaign in their local community, including inspiration and learning materials rooted in girls' lived experiences, such as articles on "How to be an intersectional feminist". 

UNSECO Global Education Monitoring Report 

This annual report provides a global picture of advances in and barriers to achieving gender equality in education across 120 countries and highlights the impacts of gender stereotypes and biases on girls' access, performance, and pursuit of STEM. Key findings include that girls' performance in mathematics is equal to boys in upper primary and secondary school, however, boys continue to be the highest performers in all countries. In middle and high-income countries, while girls in secondary school score higher in science, they are less likely to pursue science-related careers.

Transforming Education in Africa through Innovation Report 

The Global Education Coalition, launched by UNESCO due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is a coalition of global education stakeholders committed to helping countries foster equitable access to education. The report highlights projects focused on youth's safely, learning, and empowerment across Africa, including a mentorship program for young women to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills, as well as efforts to expand access to remote learning for the most marginalized.