Ideas for Activism project

• Write to advertisers questioning the gender stereotypes perpetuated by their product advertisements.
• Create a social media campaign (facebook, twitter, linkedin etc) where people talk about their observed gender inequity of the day.
• Create a website that consolidates the stories of women in STEM, current and past, their work and their lives. This can be a resource that schools and colleges use to inspire girls to pursue STEM careers.
• Build an online portal that connects women in STEM careers with women who are taking STEM majors in college. The portal acts as an online community/forum of women in science where college students can get career advice, mentoring support, inspiration etc.
• Organize women-only STEM contests and/or workshops at community colleges.
• Organize networking events where college students get the opportunity to meet with and talk to women in STEM career paths.
• Campaign to colleges and universities to a) create a hiring plan that will increase the percentage of female faculty in science and engineering tenure track positions, and b) put in place programs that will create an equitable workplace for their female staff.
• Campaign to colleges and universities to create a program that encourages women in STEM industry career paths who want to switch to academia