Science Club for Girls

MISSION The mission of Science Clubs for Girls is to increase the self-confidence and science literacy of K–12th grade girls belonging to groups that are underrepresented in the sciences, through free, after school programs that provide experiential learning, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. Girls work with mentor-scientists who model and foster leadership, affirm college as an expectation, and promote careers in science and technology as goals and options. DESCRIPTION Science Club for Girls was founded in 1994 as a grassroots organization by parents in Cambridge, Massachusetts who were concerned with issues of gender equity in math, science, and technology. They bring women scientists and girls together in free after-school science clubs that focus on scientific and technical skills and education. The clubs give young girls an opportunity to get involved in science and engineering activities in a fun, nurturing, interactive environment, an opportunity they might not otherwise receive.