An alarming shortage of females in STEAM careers (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) remains a timely and trending news topic as companies in this rapidly growing sector clamor to narrow the gender gap. According to the National Science Foundation, women currently comprise less than 25% of STEAM-related jobs, and less than 2% are females from under-represented minorities.
It is for this reason that heads turned when it was announced that the first team ever to represent the state of Georgia at the International FLL Robotics Open Championship this summer is a team of ALL GIRLS! Eighth-grade girls, to be exact, all of whom are students at Fulton Science Academy Private School in Alpharetta, GA.
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