The Huffington Post – Julie Kantor
“Working at STEMconnector, my perspective is often from the demand side of STEM. What do America’s top corporations like IBM, Intel, BP, and MasterCard need out of a sophisticated workforce and what training do we need from K- J (kindergarten through jobs) to fill these lucrative careers. What are the best partnerships with Universities and smart STEM investments? What does all the data teach us? How do we ensure diversity in our STEM workforce, especially in tech and dig deep into the plight to recruit and retain women in these fields. Being a mother of a 12 year old, it was so refreshing and invigorating to take pause with other passionate parents about how we can better mentor our kids and what our educational systems can do. I know that I want my daughter to have every opportunity and not lose out on better paying jobs as a result of perception that these jobs are for men or low confidence.”(more)