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TECHnically Female: Seize the Opportunity in Your Lifetime

TECHnically Female: Seize the Opportunity in Your Lifetime

August 13, 2020 1-min. read

TECHnically Female founder Jasmine Jarvis continues this month’s special series #AllyAugust by interviewing Mr. Braska Williams Jr., the director of the North Carolina Math/Science Education Network (MSEN) Pre-College Program at North Carolina State University, as he discusses his almost 30 years in STEM education, the gaps and disparities that exist in gender and race for kids pursuing STEM fields, why educational resources and exposure to STEM and college campuses outside of the classroom are crucial, how to be an ally for young girls in STEM, and how to best support a child who likes STEM.

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