Problem
Some Black women think they aren’t capable of doing something great in STEM because they are constantly told how much they can’t do it.
Solution
Instead of telling them that they can’t do it and instead of telling that they can be in STEM, show them that they can do it
Inspiration
The women in my hometown in Baltimore City barely think of pursuing stem! STEM is something most of my past peers couldn’t imagine. Violence, high teen pregnancy and other issues in Baltimore are what most of our women face. STEM barely crosses their mind as something plausible. I am inspired to show the women that they can do it and help is available!
What it does
It is a website that teaches women how to do certain things in STEM. Without showing people how to do things, they won't be motivated to accomplish anything.
How I built it
I used Komodo Edit 11 and open source code to build the website.
Challenges I ran into
I ran into a time problem. I wasn't able to completely finish and develop everything correctly.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Finishing this project and putting smiles on people's faces.
What I learned
I learned how to code websites.
What's next for Dark Roads (Light The Way Edition)
The next steps are to build on the BE AMAZED section and expand the site to be more inclusive of other STEM areas.This project long term future goals is to show women that they can do STEM! The outline of the website will show how to do simple, beautiful things in each field. It will outline the steps and prompt the user to follow them on their own! This way, their path can be lighted up and have direction. When I think of light the way, I think of giving people direction to those with darken paths! Isn't that what light does?
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