The Educational Equity Center at the Academy for Educational Development (EEC/AED) through a grant from the National Science Foundation has developed Great Science for Girls: Extension Services for Gender Equity in Science through After School Programs (GSG), to provide inquiry-based, informal science learning programs that will stimulate girls’ curiosity, interest and persistence in STEM and break down the barriers of gender stereotyping.
Working with intermediaries (organizations that provide training and technical assistance to afterschool programs in their region) around the country GSG delivers curricula, research, and professional development and consulting services to help promote the concept that science is, indeed, a “girl thing.”
If your organization is interested in becoming a GSG intermediary partner, please review the RFA solicitation (PDF/Word doc). The next deadline date for the GSG application is February 26th, 2010.
FEATURED
Afterschool, Science, and Equity
The results of a 2004 Nelson Diversity Survey of the top 50 U.S. universities could be called “The Case of the Disappearing Science Professionals.”
- Half of the recipients of a Bachelor of Science degree in math were women.
- Women make up less than 10% of the science faculty at these universities.
This illuminating presentation details these and other startling facts on the state of girls’ participation in science related classes and careers, and describes how afterschool programs can help bring equity to science education. read more
Upcoming Events
- April 8, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- April 21, 2010 - 2:00pm - April 22, 2010 - 4:00pm
CONTACT
For more information, please contact Linda Colon at:
Educational Equity Center at AED
100 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 367-4572
