Generation STEM: What Girls Say About Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Report release held February 14, 2012 at The New York Academy of Sciences

  1. We are so excited to host the @girlscouts to announce this new #girls<3STEM program! Thanks to the ladies live tweeting today's event!
  2. Hi all! I'm Hunter and I'm going to be tweeting today at the NY Academy of Sciences! I'll sign off as HR, so stay tuned! #Girls<3STEM
  3. Hi! My name is Dominique Napolitano and I will be tweeting for the Girl Scout's Twitter page!! Under the initials DN # Girls<3STEM
  4. Hey! It's Liz Madigan I'll be tweeting you girls about the Generation STEM! I'll be signing my tweets off with my initials L.M. #Girls<3STEM
  5. Hey guys I'm Sarah and im going to be tweeting today and ill be signing ad SJ say tuned! #Girls<3STEM SJ
  6. Getting started now! lets hear the truth about STEM #Girls<3STEM
  7. Are you following the girl takeover at @girlscouts? We've got 4 amazing Girl Scouts covering our #Girls<3STEM event today. Tune in!
  8. @girlscouts what a great idea! We think girls are natural problem solvers and combined with STEM can better the world! #Girls<3STEM
  9. A room full of Girl Scouts and Girl Scout Supporters... Awesome #Girls<3STEM HR
  10. Did you know that most people are unaware of what STEM really is? DN # Girls<3STEM
  11. How do you @girlscouts suggest keeping girls interested and loving STEM? #Girls<3STEM
  12. At the #girls<3STEM event run by @NYASK12. audience was just asked to name famous woman sci. Guess who they knew.
  13. Girls LOVE STEM! It's scientifically proven... HR #Girls<3STEM
  14. 81% of girls are interested in STEM careers! How can we support and foster this interest? #Girls<3STEM
  15. 94% of girls interested in STEM want to help people! #Girls<3STEM SJ
  16. So excited to share our newest research on girl and #STEM! Contrary to popular belief #Girls<3STEM ow.ly/94c6g
  17. RT @girlscouts: 57% of girls are worried they would have to work harder than a man to be taken seriously. L.M. #change #Girls<3STEM
  18. What can we do to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers? DN #Girls<3STEM
  19. Great institutions for STEM like #MIT #RPI #Princeton are all led by women! #Girls<3STEM
  20. 2/3s of STEM interested girls say that their parents encourage them to pursue such careers DN #Girls<3STEM
  21. Not only girls need to get interested in STEM, moms and dads need to also--a STEM home is a happy home HR #Girls<3STEM
  22. "It is important for young women to see scientists and engineers in their natural habitat." #GirlsLoveSTEM #girls<3stem
  23. "Women have choices." Talking about motherhood as a scientist. Being a whole person is important to a science career. #girls<3stem

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