K-career directions for women

Abstract

A newly funded Center for STEM Education for Girls has been created at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN. A primary goal of this new center is to create collaborations among leading girls' schools, university programs with successful STEM programs for women, informal education for girls, and corporations whose cultures enable and enhance the success of women in STEM fields. In November, thirty members from these groups gathered to further define the Center's mission and to create research questions and programmatic goals around the next steps needed. This group drew upon the expertise and research backgrounds of many and utilized a group method known as Open Space. This work-in-progress reports out on the research and programmatic agendas set by this unique group of STEM leaders for females. These agendas will be informative not only for the Center itself but for other researchers and STEM educators and employers of women. © 2012 American Society for Engineering Education.