STEM Girls App

Inspiration

There are noticeable gender gaps in the STEM industry which we have witnessed through personal experience in the workplace and school environments. We also were inspired to help women feeling intimidated to pursue STEM because of gender norms. Our team is eager to close this gap by motivating more women to begin their STEM journey.

What it does

STEM girls helps women of all STEM experiences to develop their exposure, understanding, and comfortability with STEM. This includes providing a personalized quiz that serves as a foundation by categorizing their interests into the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math options which each have unique themes and tailored information. Users can explore job comparisons, resources created by mentors and women with STEM experience, find statistics, and real life opportunities. Overall, our app gives young women access to resources and connections to other women in STEM to help them feel more represented and keen.

How we built it

App prototype: Canva, Moqups We would build the app using typescript, React, node.js, chakra, thenounproject, and GitHub to collaborate on writing code.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into challenges to make the app more motivating and interactive.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We came up with creative and innovative ideas to make it more appealing to users.

What we learned

We learned about the challenges women face in STEM and came up with various solution so they can be. We also gained experience with app development, design thinking.