As the capacity for STEM careers in West Virginia increases, a new effort is rising to encourage women to seize opportunities in the field. It’s called Establishing Mentoring Pipeline of Women through Education and Research in STEM – or EMPOWERS.
The program is a partnership between representatives from the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium, WVU Tech, Marshall University, West Virginia State University, West Virginia University, the WVU Extension Service’s 4-H program, TechConnect West Virginia and the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia.
EMPOWERS is designed to impact girls at every point along the STEM pathway, from K-12 and college all the way through their careers and beyond. EMPOWERS will pool partner resources to oversee, develop or enhance programs that encourage young girls to explore STEM fields.
Afrin Naz, Associate Professor in the WVU Tech Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, is the chair of EMPOWERS.
For more information visit the Empowers website.