#BlackWomanInTech Spotlight Meet Veronica Annor MBCS, a Data Science Consultant shaping the future of AI and the next generation of Black women in STEM. With a background in Mathematics, a master’s in Data Science, and a career spanning energy, utilities, and public sector innovation, Veronica is the definition of technical excellence and community impact. By day, she builds analytical solutions, generative AI tools, and proof-of-concept models that help organisations make smarter decisions. By night (and weekends), she’s a dedicated maths tutor, mentor, and researcher committed to increasing representation in STEM. Her master’s research used digital storytelling to explore the barriers facing Black women in mathematical sciences, insights she now shares with young girls to help them see what’s possible. As a mentorship officer at WCAN, Veronica connects young Black women with career-changing support, guidance, and opportunities. And through Veronica’s Data Path, she makes careers in data feel accessible, offering advice, portfolio guidance, interview prep, coding tutorials, and visibility for Black women in tech. This is what it looks like when expertise and advocacy meet purpose. This is why representation matters. #GTABlackWomanInTech #WomenInSTEM #DataScience
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One big reason girls leave STEM is simple: they don’t see people who look like them doing it. Some girls are lucky they have parents, teachers, mentors, and enough internet to see women in STEM doing amazing things. But what about the girl in a rural community? The girl who doesn’t have access to media? The girl who has never seen a female engineer, scientist, programmer, or doctor in real life? How is she supposed to imagine a future she’s never seen before? And that’s where we come in. If you studied Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics, please don’t downplay it. When you introduce yourself, say it with your chest! 😄 “I’m an engineer.” “I’m a statistician.” “I’m a physicist.” “I’m a software developer.” Because you might be the first woman in STEM a young girl ever comes across. You might be the spark. You might be the reason she doesn’t give up. Representation matters, especially for the girls who don’t have access to it. Let’s keep showing up. Let’s keep being visible. #womeninSTEM #STEMawareness #womaninengineering
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Did You Know? Studies show that girls who grew up watching The X‑Files were more likely to pursue careers in STEM as adults. This phenomenon, known as the “Scully Effect,” highlights the power of representation. Dana Scully, a brilliant scientist and FBI agent, inspired a generation of young women to see themselves in science and technology roles. What is STEM? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — fields that drive innovation, solve global challenges, and shape the future of our communities. Why Girls Matter in STEM • Girls bring diverse perspectives that lead to more creative problem‑solving. • Their participation helps close equity gaps and ensures solutions serve everyone. • Representation in STEM careers inspires the next generation of leaders and innovators. And here’s the best part — The X‑Files is streaming today. Maybe it’s time we encourage our young girls to start watching, so they can see strong, intelligent role models shaping what’s possible. #FridayFact #STEM #RepresentationMatters #ScullyEffect #GirlsInSTEM
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How will AI reshape the way young people learn, and what does it mean when girls become early adopters of emerging technologies? Read as TBG CEO Savita Raj shares why Techbridge Girls is building human-centered, community-rooted approaches to data science and AI in out-of-school learning. This work comes to life in May with two data science and AI Bridgebuilding Events in the San Francisco Bay Area and North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. We’re inviting educators, partners, and STEM advocates to follow along as we pilot what’s possible. #TechbridgeGirls #STEMForAll #IamTBG #AIEvent #AICommunity
We don’t want this solution to be a secret! It’s been on our minds and likely on yours: How will AI reshape how our students learn? At Techbridge Girls, we’ve been thinking about how to center human intelligence while exploring artificial intelligence. Starting this spring, we invite you to join us in trying something new: a curriculum and event sequence that uses AI and the underlying data science as learning tools for out-of-school-time education. We listen intently to the questions about AI use in schools, and we hear the concerns about the distance that technology creates between our communities and one another. That’s why TBG is creating a collaborative model for out-of-school time programming that focuses on what data science and AI are, and on how to harness these for good in local communities. As we pilot these programs in both the San Francisco Bay Area and Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, we’re focused on helping our youth investigate, interrogate, and invent the future they want using data science and AI. With decades of experience in creating space for equitable collaboration, and with a strong grounding in research on on identity, belonging, agency, and persistence, Techbridge Girls is centering our new offerings around the following questions: * What happens when girls are the early adopters of new technologies profoundly changing our world? * How can we use AI to foster deeper community and relationships, rather than watching as technology isolates our tweens and teens further? * What happens when we use human-centered approaches to understand AI’s promise and peril? * And finally, how do young women use new technologies to make a difference in their communities and across the world? “I’ve spent years reminding people that: AI is not the oracle. We are. It is the brush, not the painter. The riverbed, not the river. The echo, not the origin.” Kim Carson, a former Techbridge Girls Board Member, has inspired us as she discusses the need for diverse voices in AI (https://lnkd.in/gSiMc9Z9). Techbridge Girls is preparing the next generation to use AI as a tool for exploration and to center them as creators shaping the trajectory of new technologies. We’re inviting you to join our experiment, follow along, encourage and inquire, and otherwise cheer us on. I’ll be joining the That Tech Pod podcast (https://thattechpod.com/) on December 23rd, and you can hear me talk more about our approach wherever you find your podcasts. And to follow our work live this spring, subscribe to the channels below and our newsletter (https://lnkd.in/gfePg9Q4), keep up with our new AI blogs (https://lnkd.in/g7R3XnEY), and watch where our girls take us this April and May. https://lnkd.in/gmwSgN_e
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Incredible success of today's Amazon Girls' Tech Day at Camden Civic Centre, where we welcomed over 900 young minds from Sydney's suburbs for an journey into the world of technology! What made today truly special was seeing the spark of curiosity in these young students' eyes as they explored everything from AI and robotics to cybersecurity and creative tech. Our amazing panelists, including leaders from Western Sydney University, industry pioneers, and tech innovators, shared their journeys and showed our participants that women belong at the forefront of technology innovation. A heartfelt thank you to our distinguished guests, including Mayor Therese Fedeli, Deputy Mayor Ashleigh Cagney, Dr Mike Freelander MP, Sally Quinnell MP, Nathan Hagarty MP, and our academic partners from Western Sydney University. This reinforces the importance of supporting young women in STEM. The interactive exhibitions were a hit - from Adobe's AI-powered design stations to CrowdStrike's cybersecurity demonstrations, and from AWS DeepRacer's machine learning challenges to hands-on robotics with Robogals. Seeing students code their first programs, design with AI, and tackle real-world tech challenges was truly inspiring. To all the bright young participants who joined us today: you've taken a step toward your future in STEM. Remember, technology needs your unique perspective, creativity, and innovation. Today was just the beginning of your exciting journey in tech. Together, we're building a future where women don't just participate in technology - they lead it. Here's to the next generation of tech innovators! 🚀💫 #GirlsInTech #WomenInSTEM #TechEducation #AmazonGirlsTechDay #Innovation #FutureOfTech #WomenInTechnology
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How would STEM look different if every girl believed, deep down, “I belong here—and my ideas matter”? https://hubs.la/Q03XlJN70 In this episode of Educate US, hosts Stacey Schultz and Patrice Fenton, PhD sit down with Dr. Jennifer Berry, CEO of SmartLab, to trace her path from professional dancer to STEM education leader—and unpack how building a student’s STEM identity (I belong. I can master hard things. My ideas make an impact.) can transform classrooms and careers. Hear practical ways to engage girls through problem-solving (not just “building”), why community partnerships make programs sustainable, and how human-centered leadership can help more women stay—and thrive—in STEM. You’ll also hear Dr. Berry’s candid reflections as a parent and the hope she sees in young people who challenge broken systems. Tune in and get inspired to strengthen the pipeline from classroom to career. Listen here: https://hubs.la/Q03XlJN70 #SmartLab #STEMIdentity #WomenInSTEM #ProjectBasedLearning #EducateUS #FutureReady #STEMEducation #HandsOnLearning #CareerConnectedLearning #EdTech #EducationInnovation
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Data and analysis show: In 2025, STEM education faces a dual reality: strong demand with projected job growth (11% by 2029), but persistent diversity gaps (underrepresentation of Black, Hispanic, Indigenous groups) despite gains for women and Hispanics in degrees, with high-paying fields like Engineering and CS leading. Trends show increased focus on computational thinking, coding (Python/AI), and mentorship, alongside global shifts in research output favoring China, highlighting the need for U.S. investment in a diverse, skilled STEM workforce to maintain economic and national security. More investments from Fed and State Government for our community college students will play a key role in economic mobility.
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With humanities programs shrinking and competition at record highs, China’s liberal arts grads are learning to code, mastering data skills, and racing to pivot in an economy increasingly shaped by STEM. https://ow.ly/EJqq50XRvgt
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Actually, I’m worried about where this trend is heading. For liberal arts graduates, their real advantages lie in a deep understanding of humanity and the ability to tell stories drawn from complex realities. These are not skills that peak early. They are crafts that need time， years, even decades, to be honed before they reach maturity. That is precisely why liberal arts graduates often appear disadvantaged when competing head-on with STEM majors immediately after graduation. What truly ambitious liberal arts graduates should focus on is not rushing to learn coding out of salary anxiety, but learning how to use AI and other tools to sharpen their sensibility and craftsmanship to think more clearly, see more deeply, and articulate more powerfully. Moreover, market demand for engineers and STEM graduates is likely to saturate under AI disruption. When execution becomes automated and technical advantage flattens, that is when the true value of the liberal arts is revealed in judgment, meaning-making, ethical reasoning, and narrative intelligence.
With humanities programs shrinking and competition at record highs, China’s liberal arts grads are learning to code, mastering data skills, and racing to pivot in an economy increasingly shaped by STEM. https://ow.ly/EJqq50XRvgt
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How would STEM look different if every girl believed, deep down, “I belong here—and my ideas matter”? https://hubs.la/Q03Zhwhf0 In this episode of Educate US, hosts Stacey Schultz and Patrice Fenton, PhD sit down with Dr. Jennifer Berry, CEO of SmartLab, to trace her path from professional dancer to STEM education leader—and unpack how building a student’s STEM identity (I belong. I can master hard things. My ideas make an impact.) can transform classrooms and careers. Hear practical ways to engage girls through problem-solving (not just “building”), why community partnerships make programs sustainable, and how human-centered leadership can help more women stay—and thrive—in STEM. You’ll also hear Dr. Berry’s candid reflections as a parent and the hope she sees in young people who challenge broken systems. Tune in and get inspired to strengthen the pipeline from classroom to career. Listen here: https://hubs.la/Q03Zhwhf0 #SmartLab #STEMIdentity #WomenInSTEM #ProjectBasedLearning #EducateUS #FutureReady #STEMEducation #HandsOnLearning #CareerConnectedLearning #EdTech #EducationInnovation
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How would STEM look different if every girl believed, deep down, “I belong here—and my ideas matter”? https://hubs.la/Q03YTcJc0 In this episode of Educate US, hosts Stacey Schultz and Patrice Fenton, PhD sit down with Dr. Jennifer Berry, CEO of SmartLab, to trace her path from professional dancer to STEM education leader—and unpack how building a student’s STEM identity (I belong. I can master hard things. My ideas make an impact.) can transform classrooms and careers. Hear practical ways to engage girls through problem-solving (not just “building”), why community partnerships make programs sustainable, and how human-centered leadership can help more women stay—and thrive—in STEM. You’ll also hear Dr. Berry’s candid reflections as a parent and the hope she sees in young people who challenge broken systems. Tune in and get inspired to strengthen the pipeline from classroom to career. Listen here: https://hubs.la/Q03YTcJc0 #SmartLab #STEMIdentity #WomenInSTEM #ProjectBasedLearning #EducateUS #FutureReady #STEMEducation #HandsOnLearning #CareerConnectedLearning #EdTech #EducationInnovation
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