Editor's Pick: Tips for Women and Girls Interested in STEAM Careers

Tips for Women and Girls Interested in STEAM Careers

Hilary Nicole Aug 26, 2019 12:10 PM PT

I came to tech by accident. Trained in public health and international development, I was presented with a problem that needed to be fixed. Suffering from a naturally inquisitive mind as I do, it was only a few rabbit holes later that I found my world blown open by a richly diverse global network of coders, mappers, geeks and dreamers. These are folks are hacking real-world development challenges. [More...]

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