Ignite Worldwide

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“Client Note 1 - Statement #1 -- IGNITE (Inspiring Girls Now In Technology Evolution) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) and is an award-winning State and National Best Practice program. IGNITE introduces girls in grades 6-12 to technology and engineering careers via: IGNITE Panel Presentations, field trips to local companies and colleges, programming workshops, robotics workshops, job shadows and more. IGNITE is during the school day and is managed by teachers, at the school. Girls are encouraged to take Computer Science and Engineering classes while they are in middle and high school. IGNITE partners with schools so that girls can get the support and encouragement they need to pursue these career paths. By reaching into K-12 education, we are affecting change at the right time for girls to understand their career choices before they start the next phase of their education. STEM careers are the fastest growing careers in our country, and women need equal representation. The latest (2014-2015) STEM statistics show women remain underrepresented in both Engineering and Technology degrees and careers. While women receive over half of bachelors degrees awarded in the biological sciences, they receive far fewer in the computer sciences (18.2%), engineering (19.2%), physics (19.1%), and mathematics and statistics (43.1%) (NSF, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, 2015). Women remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce with the greatest disparities occurring in engineering (13%) and computer and mathematical sciences (25%) (NSF, Science & Engineering Indicators, 2014).”